Overview

• The boys, Max Johnson, 7, and Sam Johnson, 6, were found dead in their grandmother's home following a welfare check on Monday afternoon.
• Police charged their 66-year-old grandmother, Kathy Heggs, with two counts of murder after her release from a mental health facility on Friday.
• The boys had been placed in their grandmother's care by the Department of Communities and Justice following earlier welfare concerns.
• Hundreds of residents in Coonabarabran gathered on Friday night for a vigil, smoke ceremony, and tree planting to honor the boys' memory.
• The investigation, led by NSW Police homicide detectives, is ongoing, with post-mortem results still pending to confirm the cause of death.