The eight young victims of the Cairns massacre (images obscured for reasons of cultural sensitivity). Source: Supplied

There was the teenage tomboy who loved rugby league and AFL but liked to wear pink. The gorgeous toddler they called Baby Girl, on whom everyone doted. The children and their siblings and their mum lived together in the little Housing Commission weatherboard on Murray St, Manoora.

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A house that was filled with love, laughter and music — until Friday, when No.34 Murray St became a house of unspeakable horror.

When Mersane Warria, also known as Raina Thaiday, allegedly went on a murderous rampage, stabbing and suffocating to death seven of her children and a niece.

Eldest son, Lewis Warria, 20, discovered the horrific scene when he arrived at the home on Friday morning.

Lewis and his older sister Norena Warria, who escaped the massacre, had the unenviable task yesterday of identifying their younger siblings at Cairns hospital.

Read more at The Courier Mail.

Children killed in the tragic Cairns massacre (standing, from left) Malili and Daniel, and (sitting, from left) Rayden, Petronella, Rodney and (far right) Azariah. Cousin Cassius (second from right) was not a victim. Source: Supplied

Suspect Mersane Warria with son Rodney as a newborn five years ago. Source: News Limited

The slain children’s babysitter Crystal Atkinson. Source: Supplied

Older sister and brother of seven of the victims Noreen and Lewis Warria leave Cairns Hospital after viewing their siblings’ bodies. Picture: Brian Cassey Source: Supplied