A man has been charged exactly one year after a house fire in Melbourne killed two young girls.
The fire broke out at a home on Fergus Court, Sydenham, after 9:30 p.m. on September 8, 2024. Firefighters found a five-year-old girl, a three-year-old boy, and a one-year-old girl inside the house. All were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital, where the two girls died on 11th of September 2024.
On September 11 this year, police announced that a 24-year-old man had been charged with two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of negligently causing serious injury. He was already in custody for unrelated matters and is scheduled to appear in court on January 15 next year.
Last week, a 26-year-old woman was also charged with the same offences. She was granted bail and will appear in court on January 15, 2025.
