A 28yo father who allegedly killed 3 of his young children and injured 4 others and their mother in a house fire in Sydney’s Lalor Park has been charged with 9 offences including 3 counts of murder and 5 counts of attempted domestic violence murder after waking from an induced coma. More details about the incident last Sunday morning that NSW Premier Chris Minns says left a “deep wound” have come to light, as police believe the man lit numerous fires inside the house and locked the doors to stop his family from escaping. Detective Superintendent Daniel Doherty said it’s “one of the worst cases of [alleged] filicide we have in NSW in recent memory.” The case will return to court on 6 September. 

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