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| A mother accused of murdering her two daughters at their Cambridgeshire home told a special constable: "I have killed the kids", a court has heard. | A mother accused of murdering her two daughters at their Cambridgeshire home told a special constable: "I have killed the kids", a court has heard. |
| Rekha Kumari-Baker, 41, of Stretham, denies murdering Davina Baker, 16, and Jasmine Baker, 13, on 13 June 2007. | Rekha Kumari-Baker, 41, of Stretham, denies murdering Davina Baker, 16, and Jasmine Baker, 13, on 13 June 2007. |
| Cambridge Crown Court was told Ms Kumari-Baker killed the girls as they slept at home. | Cambridge Crown Court was told Ms Kumari-Baker killed the girls as they slept at home. |
| The judge, Mr Justice Bean, said the defence would argue she had "diminished responsibility" for the killings. | The judge, Mr Justice Bean, said the defence would argue she had "diminished responsibility" for the killings. |
| He said they would claim she was suffering from a "serious abnormality of mind" when the offences occurred. | He said they would claim she was suffering from a "serious abnormality of mind" when the offences occurred. |
| 'Wreak havoc' | 'Wreak havoc' |
| Prosecutor John Farmer told the jury that Davina was stabbed 39 times in a "frenzied" attack. | Prosecutor John Farmer told the jury that Davina was stabbed 39 times in a "frenzied" attack. |
| Ms Kumari-Baker, a hotel worker, then attacked her younger daughter in similar fashion, he said. | Ms Kumari-Baker, a hotel worker, then attacked her younger daughter in similar fashion, he said. |
| Mr Farmer told the court that, after killing the children, she got dressed and twice went out in her car before ringing a friend to say: "I have done something terrible." | Mr Farmer told the court that, after killing the children, she got dressed and twice went out in her car before ringing a friend to say: "I have done something terrible." |
| The court heard there was "much contention" between the defendant and her ex-husband over the care and custody of their children. | The court heard there was "much contention" between the defendant and her ex-husband over the care and custody of their children. |
| Jurors were told one theory was that Ms Kumari-Baker wanted to "wreak havoc" on her ex-husband by killing the girls. | Jurors were told one theory was that Ms Kumari-Baker wanted to "wreak havoc" on her ex-husband by killing the girls. |
| Mr Farmer told jurors Ms Kumari-Baker bought the knife she used to kill her children at an Asda supermarket in Cambridge on 11 June 2007. | Mr Farmer told jurors Ms Kumari-Baker bought the knife she used to kill her children at an Asda supermarket in Cambridge on 11 June 2007. |
| He told jurors she had woken early on 13 June and then gone to the girls' bedrooms and murdered them. | He told jurors she had woken early on 13 June and then gone to the girls' bedrooms and murdered them. |
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| BBC East's Sally Chidzoy was in court |