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Man charged with murder in woman's stabbing death

A 51-year-old man has been charged with murder over the fatal stabbing of a woman in Melbourne. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A man has been charged with murder following a stabbing incident in Melbourne's southeast that left a 39-year-old woman dead.

The 51-year-old Endeavour Hills man, who is in hospital under police guard, is set to face Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday.

Police questioned the suspect after being called to a home at Kassan Gardens following reports of an altercation early Tuesday morning. 

The woman, who was known to the man, was pronounced dead at the scene and a 10-year-old girl was hospitalised with serious injuries.

An investigation is ongoing.

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