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| Killer mother jailed for 33 years | Killer mother jailed for 33 years |
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| A mother convicted of killing her two daughters as they slept in their own home has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 33 years. | A mother convicted of killing her two daughters as they slept in their own home has been jailed for life and must serve a minimum of 33 years. |
| Rekha Kumari-Baker was sentenced by Mr Justice Bean at Cambridge Crown Court. The killing was described as "an act of calculated viciousness". | Rekha Kumari-Baker was sentenced by Mr Justice Bean at Cambridge Crown Court. The killing was described as "an act of calculated viciousness". |
| Kumari-Baker used two kitchen knives to stab 16-year-old Davina 37 times and 13-year-old Jasmine 29 times. | Kumari-Baker used two kitchen knives to stab 16-year-old Davina 37 times and 13-year-old Jasmine 29 times. |
| Her ex-husband David Baker said he had been "robbed" of his daughters. | Her ex-husband David Baker said he had been "robbed" of his daughters. |
| Kumari-Baker admitted killing the girls in June 2007 at their home in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, but had denied murdering them on the grounds of diminished responsibility. | Kumari-Baker admitted killing the girls in June 2007 at their home in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, but had denied murdering them on the grounds of diminished responsibility. |
| However the jury did not believe her and took just 35 minutes to find her guilty of murder. | However the jury did not believe her and took just 35 minutes to find her guilty of murder. |
| Kumari-Baker has already spent two years and 92 days in custody and therefore has at least 30 years and 273 days left of her sentence. | |
| The judge said the Parole Board would not consider her for release until 2040, when she will be 72. | |
| In a victim impact statement read to the court after she was convicted of murder, Mr Baker told of the "incalculable" loss he had suffered. |