A 29-year-old woman has been charged with murder following a fatal house fire in Melbourne’s south-east last month. The charges also include one count of attempted murder.
Emergency services were called to a property on Sunburnt Circuit in Clyde North, about 46km south-east of the Melbourne CBD, at approximately 1.45am on 18 December. Two men, aged 46 and 44, were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The 44-year-old later died from his injuries that same day, while a woman was also hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries.
Victoria Police confirmed the charges in a statement on Friday, saying the woman had been taken to hospital under police guard before being formally charged. Police believe the parties involved are known to each other.
The woman has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday. Two other people inside the property at the time, a 43-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl, were not physically injured in the incident.
The 46-year-old man remains in hospital in a stable condition, according to police.
