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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, 41, was sentenced by Mr Justice Bean at Cambridge Crown Court. The killing was described as "an act of calculated viciousness".Rekha Kumari-Baker, 41, 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.
I am haunted by the horror of the events of that night and probably will remain so for a very long time David Baker I am haunted by the horror of the events of that night and probably will remain so for a very long time David Baker Rekha Kumari-Baker's ex-husband
She has already spent two years and 92 days in custody and therefore has at least 30 years and 273 days left of her sentence.She 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.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 by prosecutor John Farmer after she was convicted of murder, Mr Baker told of the "incalculable" loss he had suffered.In a victim impact statement read to the court by prosecutor John Farmer after she was convicted of murder, Mr Baker told of the "incalculable" loss he had suffered.
"Having them taken away from me in such a brutal way and by the woman who was their mother... has had an incalculable effect," Mr Baker said in his statement."Having them taken away from me in such a brutal way and by the woman who was their mother... has had an incalculable effect," Mr Baker said in his statement.
Psychiatrists concluded Kumari-Baker was not clinically depressedPsychiatrists concluded Kumari-Baker was not clinically depressed
"I am haunted by the horror of the events of that night and probably will remain so for a very long time.""I am haunted by the horror of the events of that night and probably will remain so for a very long time."
Mr Baker's statement continued: "I suffered from strong feelings of guilt that I didn't see it coming, and helplessness that I have not been able to do anything about it.Mr Baker's statement continued: "I suffered from strong feelings of guilt that I didn't see it coming, and helplessness that I have not been able to do anything about it.
"She tore them from us all and life can't be the same for those who remain.""She tore them from us all and life can't be the same for those who remain."
Prosecutors had said Kumari-Baker was trying to "wreak havoc" on her ex-husband.Prosecutors had said Kumari-Baker was trying to "wreak havoc" on her ex-husband.
She argued that she had been suffering from a mental disorder and mounted a "diminished responsibility defence".She argued that she had been suffering from a mental disorder and mounted a "diminished responsibility defence".
Mr Baker said he had been incapable of working since and had attended counselling, but found it of little help.Mr Baker said he had been incapable of working since and had attended counselling, but found it of little help.
The 33 year minimum sentence is one of the longest jail terms given to a woman in the UK in modern times. The 33-year minimum sentence is one of the longest jail terms given to a woman in the UK in modern times.
Rose West and Myra Hindley got whole life tarriffs.Rose West and Myra Hindley got whole life tarriffs.