Jenny Hayes was originally charged with three counts of murder but struck a deal with the prosecution and pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of arson causing death.
Sex worker sobs throughout court hearing Jenny Hayes is charged with triple murder over a December 2 townhouse fire that claimed the lives of a young family. Picture: Supplied
Crime by Frances Vinall 26th Apr 2021 2:09 PM A woman charged with triple murder over a Point Cook townhouse fire that took the lives of a young family, including a three-week-old baby, sobbed loudly throughout her latest court hearing. Jenny Hayes pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and three charges of causing death by arson in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Monday. She is accused of starting the blaze in the early hours of December 2 last year that gutted the upper storey of the Totem Way townhouse.
A Melbourne woman accused of killing a young family, including a three-week-old baby, in an alleged arson attack inside their home has pleaded not guilty to the triple-murder.
Abbey Forrest, 19, Inda Sohal, 28, and their three-week-old baby daughter Ivy perished inside their Point Cook home after a fire ripped through the Totem Way property about 3.40am on December 2 last year.
Accused Jenny Hayes was seen sobbing as she fronted Melbourne Magistrates Court today over their deaths.
The woman was charged with three counts of murder and arson causing death, following her arrest in Airport West last year.
The family-of-three perished in the fire.(Nine)