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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Man facing charges after father and child held in siege - Caught on Camera

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Police have arrested and will charge a 26-year-old man over a siege in Melbourne. (HANDOUT/9NEWS)

An innocent father at the centre of a terrifying siege choked back tears as he recounted the moment he discovered a stranger in his house who allegedly threatened his life.

The man and his one-year-old baby were held inside their home in Melbourne's west for hours on Tuesday evening, after a 26-year-old Snake Valley man fleeing police broke into the property.

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