Teenager charged with murder after 10-year-old girl allegedly stabbed to death in NSW home

Seventeen-year-old girl due to face court after incident near Newcastle with police saying death is hard to imagine'

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A 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder after her 10-year-old sister was allegedly stabbed to death in the New South Wales Hunter region.

NSW police said emergency services responded to reports of a stabbing at a home in Boolaroo, approximately 20km west of Newcastle, at about 3.45pm on Monday.

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