<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The parents of two boys who were found dead at a home in the NSW central west have shared a heartbreaking tribute, saying the siblings "adored" each other. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Max Johnson, 7, and his brother Sam, 6, were found dead in Coonabarabran, north of Dubbo, about 2pm on Monday. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The boy's 66-year-old grandmother, Kathy Heggs, was arrested in connection to their deaths and remains in a mental health facility.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dummy-bidding-warning-from-property-buyers-association/e5101fa6-c4ae-41b4-977a-b8a91691d703" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>The illegal auction trick pumping up property prices in Australia</span></strong></a><span> </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parents Samantha Heggs and Troy Johnson told 9News of their grief. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They were just that close, they adored each other," Johnson said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The children were removed from their parents' care by the Department of Communities and Justice four years ago. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/coonabarabran-parents-of-boys-found-dead-in-nsw-share-heartbreaking-tribute/446b4eea-1383-4a5d-a4cd-3f352ba8cf88" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Max was never sick, he was always happy and healthy, he was the happiest," Johnson said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sam battled cancer at just six months old and beat it. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His father described him as "the toughest little kid I have ever met". </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"What he went through, the pain, the way he beat that cancer. He's my hero," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/student-debt-cuts-albanesse-labor-government-explained/e8c8172d-1864-4466-a7d5-eb4c41a0fad6" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>PM's first move is to put cash straight back into Aussies' pockets</span></strong></a><span> </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police informed the parents of the boys' deaths on Monday evening. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The next day, the parents say they discovered through media reports that Samantha's mother had been arrested. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kathy Heggs remains in a mental health facility in Orange. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say she is likely to be charged after an autopsy report is completed. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A small vigil was held tonight outside the boys' home near Coonabarabran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></a><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>and</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></a><strong><span>.</span></strong></div></div>