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26-Year-Old Woman Charged in 2024 Sydenham House Fire That Killed Two Children

She faces negligent manslaughter counts after a year-long arson squad investigation that continues.

Overview

  • Arson and Explosives Squad detectives arrested the woman in Tarneit on Tuesday.
  • Police charged her with two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of negligently causing serious injury.
  • She is scheduled to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, September 17.
  • Emergency crews found siblings Izabel, 5, Kalais, 3, and Lyvia, 21 months, unconscious; Izabel and Lyvia died days later and Kalais survived after 10 days in hospital.
  • Investigators previously said they believe the fire started at the rear of the home, and they continue to seek public information via Crime Stoppers.