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Melbourne mother Lavanya Chappa remembered as loving, compassionate after fatal stabbing

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Lavanya Chappa, a 39-year-old mother of two and software quality analyst, was fatally stabbed in her Melbourne home on July 7.
A man known to her has been charged with murder.
Family members have traveled from India, and a crowdfunding page has raised over $47,000 to support her children.

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Lavanya Chappa, a 39-year-old mother of two and software quality analyst, was fatally stabbed in her Melbourne home on July 7. A man known to her has been charged with murder. Family members have traveled from India, and a crowdfunding page has raised over $47,000 to support her children.

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