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SYDNEY: A 12-year-old girl has been charged over a fatal stabbing in the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday, said local police.
According to Victorian Police, a 37-year-old woman was found deceased shortly before 2:00 a.m. local time at an apartment building on Barkly Street in Footscray, an inner-city suburb in Melbourne's west.
After arriving at the address, officers arrested a female youth at the scene.
On Thursday evening, police confirmed that the teenager was charged with one count of murder.
"She has been remanded to appear before a children's court at a later date," said the authority.
