A 17-year-old girl charged with the stabbing murder of her 10-year-old sister in a suburb of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales will remain in custody.

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A 17-year-old girl has been charged with the murder of her 10-year-old sister following an incident in a Lake Macquarie suburb, New South Wales. The teenager, who did not appear in court, is being held in custody with her case mentioned at the Children’s Court. There was no bail application, and she is set to reappear in court in June.

Emergency services discovered the 10-year-old victim with multiple stab wounds in a quiet suburb west of Newcastle. Despite efforts from paramedics, the young girl was pronounced dead at the scene. The 17-year-old was subsequently detained at Belmont Police Station, where she was charged with murder.

The tragic event has prompted statements from local law enforcement and community members. Police have confirmed the familial relationship between the suspect and the victim, noting the absence of prior significant interactions with the family. The incident has been described as shocking and tragic by Detective Squad Commander Daniel Doherty, who emphasized the difficulty in comprehending such an act against a young child.

The local community has expressed profound shock, with neighbors recounting the moment they became aware of the emergency. The town, usually known for its tranquility, finds itself grappling with the reality of the situation, reflecting on the impact this tragedy will have in the days, months, and years to come.



Teenager faces court over murder of 10-year-old sister

The 17-year-old has actually had her matter mentioned in court this morning at the Children's Court over the alleged murder of her 10-year-old sister. We know that the 17-year-old did not actually appear in court, but there was no application for bail, and she will next be expected to appear before court in June. What we know so far is that emergency services were called to a quiet suburb west of Newcastle where there was a 10-year-old girl found with multiple stab wounds. Paramedics tried to resuscitate her at the scene but were unsuccessful and she died. The 17-year-old was taken into custody at Belmont Police Station and held overnight and later charged with murder this morning. What are police saying about what's happened, Lillian? So given the nature of the ages of these two young people, police haven't been able to give a lot of detail. They have been able to confirm that the pair were sisters. They've said that the family had no involvement with police to this extent before, and they've said just the shocking scenes that, you know, how horrendous it was for first responders to come into yesterday. We heard from Detective Squad Commander Daniel Doherty earlier just about how tragic this is. It's also a tragic incident. It's very hard to imagine, it's unthinkable that this could happen to a 10-year-old. There's a family at home who are still grieving, trying to come to terms with what happened to the 10-year-old family member and their loved one. So it's important to note the sensitivity around this, but our thoughts are with the family. Lillian, how's the local community faring? So naturally the community is absolutely shocked. We spoke to some neighbours earlier this morning who said that they had no idea something was amiss until they heard the sirens. One man in particular said him and his wife were out on the porch having coffee when they heard, when they saw a motorbike, a police motorbike buzz by, and it was quickly followed by half a dozen. They said that the sirens were the first thing to alert them because usually it was quite a quiet town, you know, a very quiet community, and it sounds like this is something that neighbours and the local community are going to be having to come to terms with over the next days, months and potentially years.

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