Tributes for ‘star’ Melbourne burlesque performer killed in arson attack

Police believe 27-year-old Katie Tangey's death was a case of mistaken identity as friends rally to raise funds for her family

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A popular performer, killed by fire in what police say is a case of mistaken identity, has been remembered as an icon" as friends rally to raise funds for her heartbroken family.

Katie Tangey, 27, died after becoming trapped while house-sitting her brother's three-storey townhouse in Truganina, Melbourne's west, on Thursday morning.

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