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| Father guilty of killing children | Father guilty of killing children |
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| A father who made a "farewell video" of his two children before strangling them has been jailed for life after being convicted for their murder. | |
| Petros Williams killed Yolanda Molemohi, four, and two-year-old Theo with computer cables last October after the breakdown of his marriage. | Petros Williams killed Yolanda Molemohi, four, and two-year-old Theo with computer cables last October after the breakdown of his marriage. |
| In the video shown to Manchester Crown Crown, Williams, 37, urged the children to say goodbye to their mother. | In the video shown to Manchester Crown Crown, Williams, 37, urged the children to say goodbye to their mother. |
| Their bodies were found at his flat in Whalley Range, Manchester. | Their bodies were found at his flat in Whalley Range, Manchester. |
| Williams was jailed for life and told he would serve a minimum 28 years in prison. | |
| The court heard he used internet connection cords to choke the children in their sleep after his wife, Morongoe Molemohi, 30, started using dating websites to see other men, the jury was told. | |
| Andrew Thomas QC, prosecuting, said he killed them as a "symbolic act of punishment" to his wife. | |
| She discovered the bodies of her children in his one-bedroom flat last October. | |
| The video tape, which was also found in the flat, was labelled "Daddy, Yolly, Theo. Byee The End" with a note attached which read: "Play the video, made for your memories, thank you, Petros." |