A 46-year-old woman has been charged with murder and arson causing death after a Point Cook fire, in which a couple and their infant daughter were killed yesterday.
Abbey Forrest, 19, her partner Inda Sohal, 28, and their 19-day-old daughter Ivy were inside their Totem Way townhouse when the fire began around 3.40am on Wednesday, according to authorities.
Arson and Explosives Squad detectives arrested a woman in Airport West this morning, in relation to the fire.
She has been charged with three counts each of murder and arson causing death.
Police are not looking for anyone else in relation to the matter.
The woman will face the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court later this evening.
Abbey’s sister, Emily Forrest, visited the scene of the fire today, telling reporters that Abbey had only moved into the home a few weeks ago with Inda, after the birth of their daughter.
Emily told reporters: “Their lives had pretty much just started and should be like the perfect time of their life and now this awful tragedy has happened.”
Channel Nine reported that Emily and Abbey’s parents were “heartbroken over the tragedy”.
“As you can imagine, burying your own child … it’s something nobody wishes upon anyone,” Emily said.
A GoFundMe appeal, launched by Emily to help raise money to cover the costs of her family’s funerals, has raised more than $8500.
See: https://www.gofundme.com/f/vqw5ec-tragic-house-fire-victims to make a donation.
