A 35-year-old man has been charged with the alleged homicide of Erica Hay, a mother-of-four who was discovered useless after a home hearth in Perth’s south.
Police have been referred to as to Currie Avenue in Warnbro early on Friday morning to discover a house engulfed in flames.
A person was seen on CCTV strolling in direction of neighbours, rising from the yard cradling a three-year-old lady.
Hay was discovered useless inside by police within the again bed room.
Police confirmed at present a 35-year-old Warnbro man has been charged with homicide and one rely of felony harm by hearth.
“It will likely be alleged; someday between 7.30am and 1am, the accused bodily assaulted the sufferer at their shared house,” police stated.
“It will likely be additional alleged, the accused set the property alight whereas the sufferer was nonetheless inside.
“The accused fled the property with the sufferer’s three-year-old youngster who was subsequently conveyed to Rockingham Hospital for therapy of smoke inhalation.”
Tributes flowed for the much-loved mother-of-four within the days following her dying.
Hay’s lifelong good friend, Amanda Broad, remembered her because the lady she’s identified since major college in Kalgoorlie.
“I am going to by no means recover from her smile and her giggle, she was the goofiest particular person you’d ever meet,” Broad advised 9News.
Hay’s pals say they feared one thing was incorrect within the week earlier than her dying.
Broad advised 9News Hay had reached out to her, texting her for assist however the expectant mum forgot to textual content again.