Overview

• Detectives arrested the woman in Tarneit and charged her with two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of negligently causing serious injury.
• She is expected to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on September 17 as police continue their investigation.
• The blaze broke out on September 8, 2024 at a Fergus Court home in Sydenham shortly after 9:30pm.
• Firefighters rescued three unconscious children; sisters Izabel, 5, and Lyvia, 21 months, died in hospital three days later, while their brother Kalais, 3, was discharged after 10 days.
• Investigators said the fire is believed to have started at the rear of the property; a coronial inquiry is underway and authorities have appealed for information via Crime Stoppers.