Overview
- Shania Lee, 27, surrendered after a warrant was issued over a missed hearing and was released on bail at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
- The magistrate ordered residence in Altona, reporting to police three days a week, a 10pm–6am curfew, and participation in a therapeutic support program.
- Prosecutors opposed release, citing alleged 14 bail breaches, claims she left her Moama address to couch-surf in Melbourne’s west, and “criminal intelligence” of high‑risk offending.
- Lee is charged with two counts of negligent manslaughter and one of negligently causing serious injury after two daughters died in a September 2024 Sydenham fire, with prosecutors alleging she left the children alone and heard screams on security video.
- Investigators are awaiting a fire‑timeline report from an expert to clarify how quickly the blaze developed, and the case is listed to return to court on February 24.