A teenage girl has been charged with murder after allegedly fatally stabbing her younger sister at a NSW home.
The younger sister, aged 10, was allegedly stabbed multiple times by her 17-year-old sister at the family home in Boolaroo — approximately 20km west of Newcastle — about 3.45pm on Monday.
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Paramedics treated the younger girl at the home, but she died.
The 17-year-old was arrested by NSW Police at the home.
A crime scene was established.
Following inquiries, the teenage girl has been charged with murder (DV).
She was refused bail to appear at a children’s court on Tuesday.
Local detectives with the assistance of the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad have commenced an investigation under Strike Force Upstream.
