Australia NewsCharges Over Fatal Melbourne HomebirthSavePrintA midwife checks the condition of a pregnant woman during a routine check-up at Royal North Shore Hospital's Birth Centre June 7, 2006 in Sydney, Australia. Ian Waldie/Getty ImagesAAP8/14/2020|Updated: 8/14/2020Two women have been charged with negligent manslaughter over a fatal homebirth in Melbourne eight years ago.Homicide detectives arrested a 59-year-old Preston woman and NSW police arrested a 43-year-old Mullumbimby woman on a Victorian warrant on Aug 14.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentAAPAuthorAustralian Associated Press is an Australian news agency.Author’s Selected ArticlesHikers Bodies Discovered in Blizzard ConditionsOct 04, 20253 Million Australians to See Student Debt ShrinkOct 04, 20254 Arrested as Stolen Car Hits Pedestrian in Melbourne CBDSep 29, 2025Clive Palmer Takes ‘Foreign Investor’ Legal Stoush With Government to SwitzerlandSep 28, 2025Related TopicswomenArrestedfatalcriminal chargeshome birth
