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Family killed in Point Cook fire were ‘young happy couple’ and their newborn baby, sister says
A young couple who died in a house fire with their newborn baby have been described as an “amazing mum” and a “loving dad” whose life as a family was just beginning.
Key points:
- Police are investigating the cause of the fire that destroyed the townhouse and claimed three lives on Wednesday morning
- The victims have been identified as a young couple and a baby who was not yet three weeks old
- A neighbour tried to break the window with an axe so the family could escape
Abbey Forrest, 19, her 25-year-old partner known as Indi and their baby daughter have been identified as the family who died in a fire inside their Point Cook townhouse on Wednesday morning.
Police are still investigating the exact cause of the fire in Melbourne’s west, but are…
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