Melbourne man charged with the murder of two sisters, aged just 3 and 4.

UPDATE: The family of the two little girls murdered on Easter Sunday have released a statement describing their devastation at the loss.

“We are utterly devastated at the loss of Savannah and Indianna,” the statement read.

“The girls will be forever missed, loved and never forgotten. We ask that the media please respect our privacy and allow us time to grieve.”

The two girls have been named as four-year-old Savannah and three year-old Indianna.

The man who has been charged with two counts of murder is believed to be their father.

Mamamia previously reported:

A Melbourne man has been charged with murder in relation to the deaths of two young sisters – who were believed to be just three and four years old.

Emergency services were reportedly called to a home in Watsonia (north east of Melbourne) at around 3pm yesterday. After they arrives, paramedics worked desperately to try and revive the two girls but were unsuccessful.

The 35-year-old man – who is known to the sisters – appeared in a out-of-sessions court hearing at 1am on Monday where he was charged with two counts of murder.

No details are known as to how the girls died or the man knew them.

Speaking to the media yesterday, Assistant Police Commissioner Andrew Crisp said: “It goes without saying this is a tragic set of circumstances that has impacted on the family and there were a number of family members here at the time.”

“It’s first of all impacted on friends, neighbours, and also on members of the fire brigade and the ambulance services and members of Victoria Police that have attended the scene.”

The man will appear at Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

We’ll update this post as more details emerge.