Two young children died and third suffered serious injuries in the house fire in September 2024. Photo: Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS

A man accused of manslaughter over the deaths of two young children has been found dead less than six weeks after his release on bail.

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Matthew McAuliffe, 24, had been due to face Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday morning.

He was charged in September with two counts of negligent manslaughter and one count of negligently causing serious injury for leaving three children aged under five home alone before a house fire occurred.

However, a magistrate struck

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