53-year-old Melbourne woman Joanne Perry was fatally stabbed and set on fire by her daughter, who was subsequently shot and killed by police.

53-year-old Melbourne woman Joanne Perry was fatally stabbed and set on fire by her 26-year-old daughter. Despite police instructing the daughter to drop her knife, she continued to attack her mother. A police officer was forced to shoot and kill the daughter, who was on bail for an unrelated matter. The incident brings Australia's female homicide count to 17 this year.