More than a year after two young children died in a house fire while home alone , police have charged a man with negligent manslaughter.

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He was the second person to be charged over the deaths of a one-year-old and a five-year-old girl in Melbourne's north west, after their mother, Shania Lee, was charged earlier in September.

Forensic police at the scene of the fatal house fire in Melbourne, September 9, 2024. AAP Image/Con Chronis

Detectives from Victoria Police's Arson and Explosive Squad conducted a year-long investigation into the fatal fire at a Sydenham home in September la

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