A man has been charged after a fatal house fire in Sydney’s west that claimed the lives of three children.
About 1am on Sunday, emergency services were called to a home on Freeman St at Lalor Park, after reports of a house fire.
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Three children, two boys – aged two and six – and a five-month-old girl, died at the scene.
A 29-year-old woman and three boys – aged four, seven and 11 – and a nine-year-old girl were taken to hospitals at Westmead.
A “heroic” neighbour rushed to help, with their actions saving further lives from being lost, police said.
The woman has since been discharged and the children remain in stable conditions.
A 28-year-old man was taken to Westmead Hospital, where he remains under police guard.
“We are treating this as a domestic-related multiple homicide,” Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said earlier this week.
“We’re alleging this 28-year-old man did certain actions to prevent the rescue of those young lives that were lost.
“Those actions were (allegedly) intentional of keeping police and responders and neighbours out of the property while it was on fire, with the intention of keeping the kids inside.”
He has now been charged with three counts of murder (DV), five counts of attempted murder (DV) and destroy/damage property with intent to endanger life (DV).
The matter will be heard in Parramatta Local Court on Thursday, and the man is expected to appear via a bedside court hearing.
Investigations are ongoing.
