Man charged over deaths of two sisters aged under 10 in Melbourne
A man has been charged over the murder of two young sisters in Melbourne's north-east.
Emergency services found the bodies of two girls aged under 10 after they were called to a house on Longmuir Road in Watsonia on Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters and paramedics spent 30 minutes trying to revive the girls but were unsuccessful.
A 35-year-old man, named as Charles Mihayo, was arrested and was charged with two counts of murder overnight.
He is due to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
Police are yet to confirm his exact relationship to the two girls, but say he was known to them.
"It goes without saying this is a tragic set of circumstances that has impacted on the family and there were a number of family members here at the time," Assistant Police Commissioner Andrew Crisp said yesterday.
"It's first of all impacted on friends, neighbours, and also on members of the fire brigade and the ambulance services and members of Victoria Police that have attended the scene."
Detectives escorted several family members through the house this morning.
