Attempted murder charges against wife of celebrated chef after house fire

The Advertiser

3 days ago

A woman accused of trying to murder two children in a house fire has been identified as the wife of an Australian-based, internationally acclaimed chef.
Hyun Ju Ahn, 37, was arrested on July 17 and charged with two counts of attempted murder after a fire at the family's Chadstone home in Melbourne's southeast on the night of May 21.
She is married to Jae Bang, the head chef and owner of the celebrated Freyja restaurant on Collins Street in Melbourne's CBD.
The couple and their two children, aged eight and ten, have lived in Melbourne for three years.
Emergency services were called to a two-storey home on Terrigal Street in Chadstone at 9.40pm on May 21.
A woman and two girls were rescued from the fire and taken to the hospital in a critical condition, police said.
Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad investigated the fire and charged the 37-year-old woman with attempted murder after a two-month probe.
Her case remains before Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
A fundraiser, started almost a week before the charges were laid, had raised more than $20,000 to support the family.
The GoFundMe page, organised by fellow chefs, said that Mr Bang was away from Melbourne on May 21.
It said that the family was "unconscious when the firefighters rescued them".
"The family is recovering, but they have no home, no other family in the area, and have many expenses to cover from the fire rescue and hospital stays," it said.
The family has moved around the world as opportunities to work abroad arose.
Mr Bang worked his way through some of the most respected kitchens in the US, Europe and Asia before moving to Australia in 2022 to open the Nordic-inspired restaurant.
He told this masthead in April that, with such a busy schedule at the restaurant, the family relished their time together on the weekend.
He said they loved sharing a meal at their favourite Chinese restaurant, Tung Wo, when they had time.
A woman accused of trying to murder two children in a house fire has been identified as the wife of an Australian-based, internationally acclaimed chef.
Hyun Ju Ahn, 37, was arrested on July 17 and charged with two counts of attempted murder after a fire at the family's Chadstone home in Melbourne's southeast on the night of May 21.
She is married to Jae Bang, the head chef and owner of the celebrated Freyja restaurant on Collins Street in Melbourne's CBD.
The couple and their two children, aged eight and ten, have lived in Melbourne for three years.
Emergency services were called to a two-storey home on Terrigal Street in Chadstone at 9.40pm on May 21.
A woman and two girls were rescued from the fire and taken to the hospital in a critical condition, police said.
Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad investigated the fire and charged the 37-year-old woman with attempted murder after a two-month probe.
Her case remains before Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
A fundraiser, started almost a week before the charges were laid, had raised more than $20,000 to support the family.
The GoFundMe page, organised by fellow chefs, said that Mr Bang was away from Melbourne on May 21.
It said that the family was "unconscious when the firefighters rescued them".
"The family is recovering, but they have no home, no other family in the area, and have many expenses to cover from the fire rescue and hospital stays," it said.
The family has moved around the world as opportunities to work abroad arose.
Mr Bang worked his way through some of the most respected kitchens in the US, Europe and Asia before moving to Australia in 2022 to open the Nordic-inspired restaurant.
He told this masthead in April that, with such a busy schedule at the restaurant, the family relished their time together on the weekend.
He said they loved sharing a meal at their favourite Chinese restaurant, Tung Wo, when they had time.
A woman accused of trying to murder two children in a house fire has been identified as the wife of an Australian-based, internationally acclaimed chef.
Hyun Ju Ahn, 37, was arrested on July 17 and charged with two counts of attempted murder after a fire at the family's Chadstone home in Melbourne's southeast on the night of May 21.
She is married to Jae Bang, the head chef and owner of the celebrated Freyja restaurant on Collins Street in Melbourne's CBD.
The couple and their two children, aged eight and ten, have lived in Melbourne for three years.
Emergency services were called to a two-storey home on Terrigal Street in Chadstone at 9.40pm on May 21.
A woman and two girls were rescued from the fire and taken to the hospital in a critical condition, police said.
Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad investigated the fire and charged the 37-year-old woman with attempted murder after a two-month probe.
Her case remains before Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
A fundraiser, started almost a week before the charges were laid, had raised more than $20,000 to support the family.
The GoFundMe page, organised by fellow chefs, said that Mr Bang was away from Melbourne on May 21.
It said that the family was "unconscious when the firefighters rescued them".
"The family is recovering, but they have no home, no other family in the area, and have many expenses to cover from the fire rescue and hospital stays," it said.
The family has moved around the world as opportunities to work abroad arose.
Mr Bang worked his way through some of the most respected kitchens in the US, Europe and Asia before moving to Australia in 2022 to open the Nordic-inspired restaurant.
He told this masthead in April that, with such a busy schedule at the restaurant, the family relished their time together on the weekend.
He said they loved sharing a meal at their favourite Chinese restaurant, Tung Wo, when they had time.
A woman accused of trying to murder two children in a house fire has been identified as the wife of an Australian-based, internationally acclaimed chef.
Hyun Ju Ahn, 37, was arrested on July 17 and charged with two counts of attempted murder after a fire at the family's Chadstone home in Melbourne's southeast on the night of May 21.
She is married to Jae Bang, the head chef and owner of the celebrated Freyja restaurant on Collins Street in Melbourne's CBD.
The couple and their two children, aged eight and ten, have lived in Melbourne for three years.
Emergency services were called to a two-storey home on Terrigal Street in Chadstone at 9.40pm on May 21.
A woman and two girls were rescued from the fire and taken to the hospital in a critical condition, police said.
Detectives from the Arson and Explosives Squad investigated the fire and charged the 37-year-old woman with attempted murder after a two-month probe.
Her case remains before Melbourne Magistrates' Court.
A fundraiser, started almost a week before the charges were laid, had raised more than $20,000 to support the family.
The GoFundMe page, organised by fellow chefs, said that Mr Bang was away from Melbourne on May 21.
It said that the family was "unconscious when the firefighters rescued them".
"The family is recovering, but they have no home, no other family in the area, and have many expenses to cover from the fire rescue and hospital stays," it said.
The family has moved around the world as opportunities to work abroad arose.
Mr Bang worked his way through some of the most respected kitchens in the US, Europe and Asia before moving to Australia in 2022 to open the Nordic-inspired restaurant.
He told this masthead in April that, with such a busy schedule at the restaurant, the family relished their time together on the weekend.
He said they loved sharing a meal at their favourite Chinese restaurant, Tung Wo, when they had time.