Australian children died after mother left them in the shower Miranda Hebble, then aged 22, showered her sons, Lochlan, aged two, and Malachi, aged 10 months, after the older boy smeared faeces from his nappy on floors, walls and Malachi's cot. One of the issues this inquest will address is how Ms Hebble could have been asleep or unconscious for such a prolonged period. A police officer, Daniel O'Rourke, said in February 2008 - nine months before the deaths - he was called to an incident in which Malachi was found hot and crying in an unlocked car while Ms Hebble returned a DVD to a store. Ms Hebble told police she had left the five-week-old in the car because she was tired and thought she might drop him if she carried him. After the deaths of the boys, a post-mortem examination could not definitively conclude whether drowning contributed to the deaths. Outside the court, Mr Stevens said he wanted an "end to the story" and "an answer that I can actually use." He said Lochlan was a "terror" like many children his age and Malachi had "iron lungs that could scream the house down." Mr Stevens' father, Brian, said in a statement after the deaths that he thought Ms Hebble was a good mother but may have lacked the emotional maturity to care for two children at the time. He also testified that he had noticed Ms Hebble sleep through her baby's crying. The inquest continues.