Woman jailed for fire deaths of a young Point Cook family

General view of fire damage at a residential property in Point Cook, Melbourne, Wednesday, December 2, 2020. Credit: AAP Image/James Ross & Facebook

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Abbey Forrest, 19, her partner Indi Sohal, 28, and their 19-day-old daughter Ivy were asleep upstairs in their Point Cook townhouse when it went up in flames on 02.12.2020 at about 3.40am. In the Supreme Court of Victoria on 11.11.2022, Justice Elizabeth Hollingworth sentenced Hayes, 48, to 13 years’ jail with a non-parole period of eight years. Hayes, who pleaded guilty to three counts of arson causing death, has already served almost two years of her prison term, and with time served, she could be out by 2028. Renuka brings the story.

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