Police in Australia have charged a 28-year-old man with murder following a house fire in Sydney that killed three children, including a five-month-old girl.
The man allegedly set fire to the home while his partner and her seven children were inside, according to media reports.
The unnamed man, under police guard in hospital, has been charged with three counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder and of destroying property with intent to endanger life, New South Wales state police said in a statement. Emergency services were called to the suburb of Lalor Park, about 35km west of Sydney city centre, at around 1am on Sunday after a fire ripped through a house.
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