A woman charged with murder over a fatal fire in Melbourne is believed to be an associate of a man staying with the young family.
Abbey Forrest, 19, her partner Inderpal Singh, 28, also known as Indi, and their three-week-old daughter Ivy were tragically found dead in their Point Cook townhouse after it was engulfed in flames in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Arson and Explosives Squad detectives have charged 46-year-old Jenny Hayes with three counts each of murder and arson causing death.
Her matter appeared briefly in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Thursday evening, where Ms Hayes was remanded in custody to face court again in March next year.
NCA NewsWire has been told Ms Hayes was known to a man who was staying with the young family in the downstairs area of their Totem Way townhouse.
Police said in a statement on Thursday it was believed she was known to the one of the occupants of the property, and have since clarified she was not known to the family.
It is not suggested the man staying at the home had anything to do with the alleged crime.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Kennedy previously said investigators had discovered a mattress that appeared to have been slept on recently as they searched the downstairs section of the burnt-out house.
But Ms Hayes’ lawyer, Erin Byrt, told the court on Thursday night it had not been disclosed to her what her client’s relationship to the young family was.
Police have not confirmed whether they had located the man staying at the property but said they were not looking for anyone else.
Abbey’s sister Emily Forrest gave an emotional tribute to he younger sibling on Thursday and said she had the “biggest, boldest personality”.
She visited her sister’s house with her partner, Joel Martin, to lay flowers and a Peppa Pig toy in memory of the young family.
The family had only moved into the rental property three weeks before the tragedy, the same day 19-day-old Ivy was born.
“She was an amazing mum; she just took to it like a duck to water. I’m so incredibly proud of her,” Emily said.
“She was absolutely smitten. She was so over the moon to become a mum and she did so well.”
Emily said her sister’s partner Indi was a “very loving man” who adored Abbey dearly and their daughter just as much.
Heroic neighbours desperately tried to break an upstairs window with an axe to free the young family but they were forced back by the ferocity of the blaze, which destroyed the house in a matter of minutes.
A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up to help the family cover the funeral costs.
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