A 17-year-old girl will face court charged with the murder of a younger child west of Newcastle. -AAP Image
A 10-year-old girl stabbed to death in a home by an older girl is a domestic violence victim, police allege.
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The girl's alleged murderer, aged 17, is due to face a children's court on Tuesday after the death west of Newcastle on Monday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the home in Boolaroo about 3.45pm to reports of a stabbing.
Ambulance paramedics treated the 10-year-old for multiple stab wounds but she died at the scene.
The 17-year-old was arrested at the scene and interviewed overnight.
She was charged with domestic-violence-related murder and has been refused bail ahead of her expected court appearance.