More than a year after a fatal house fire in Melbourne’s north-west, police have charged a woman in connection with the blaze that claimed the lives of two young children.

On Tuesday, detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad charged a 26-year-old woman as part of their ongoing investigation into the fire, which broke out at a home on Fergus Court in Sydenham on the night of September 8, 2024.

Colourful play equipment, including a tricycle, was scattered in the garden after the fire. Credit: Joe Armao

The woman was arrested in Tarneit on Tuesday, and has been charged with two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of negligently causing serious injury.

Emergency services were called to the single-storey brick home shortly after 9.30pm on the night of the fire. Firefigh

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