A mother charged with murdering her two young daughters in their Perth home has faced court from a hospital bed as friends continue to pay tribute to the girls who had beautiful smiles and loved to dance.
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The bodies of sisters Mia Djurasovic, 10, and six-year-old Tiana were found by their father Nenad at their Madeley home on Friday.
The girls' mother, Milka Djurasovic, was found more than two hours later near a Mullaloo beach car park with non-life-threatening self-inflicted wounds.
The 38-year-old was arrested and taken to hospital, where she was charged on Sunday with two counts of murder.
Djurasovic, a nurse, appeared in Perth Magistrates Court via audio link on Monday.
She was remanded in custody to face Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on November 27.
Flowers, cards and teddy bears have been left outside the Bosnian family's home, while tributes have also been posted on social media.
One card read: "There are no words that can replace the beautiful smiles upon your faces."
One Nation adviser Philip Couper, whose daughter was best friends with the youngest victim, said his family's "world changed forever" when they heard the news.
"We had no idea of any troubles or concerns," he wrote on Facebook.
Both girls had attended Talent Co. Dance and Entertainment dance school, but only one was enrolled at the time, with the group saying they had "lost a shining light".
"A popular, kind and beautiful student, she will be greatly missed," they wrote online.
"Her last class with us was memorable as she had the whole class in stitches with her hilarious story, a wonderful lasting memory for her classmates.
"She will never be forgotten, we treasure the years both girls shared with us and they will be sharing the stage with us all as they were meant to be in just a few weeks time."
Bosnian Club president Dean Merdjanic told AAP about 6000 Bosnians live in WA following the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s.
"Everybody is devastated ... it's shocking. We are all grieving," he said.
Speaking more generally, Mr Merdjanic described Australia as "the best country in the world" but said many refugees had post-traumatic stress and took time to adjust to their new life.
Child Protection Minister Simone McGurk said the family did not have any dealings with the department before the tragedy.
"It's a completely incomprehensible situation," she told reporters.
Premier Mark McGowan said the girls' Ashdale Primary School classmates would have access to counselling.
"This is one of those horrible, terrible, shocking, appalling tragedies that distresses us all," he told reporters.
"Little kids can't comprehend what's occurred and we just want to make sure that families and the kids get the support they need."
The girls' deaths add to three other significant tragedies in WA in the past 18 months.
In May 2018, three adults and four children were found shot dead in Osmington, near Margaret River.
Two months later, 19-year-old Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts allegedly murdered his mother, eight-year-old brother and 15-year-old sister.
In September 2018, Anthony Robert Harvey murdered his two-year-old twin daughters Alice and Beatrix, three-year-old Charlotte, their mother Mara, 41, and his 73-year-old mother-in-law Beverley Ann Quinn.
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