This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/cambridgeshire/6747815.stm
The article has changed 14 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 11 | Version 12 |
|---|---|
| Mother quizzed over girls' deaths | |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| A 39-year-old woman is being questioned about the deaths of two teenagers discovered in a Cambridgeshire house. | |
| The bodies of sisters, Jasmine, 13, and Davina Kumari-Baker, 16, were found after police were called to a home in Stretham, near Ely. | |
| Rekha Kumari-Baker, 39, from Stretham, understood to be the girls' mother, was arrested on suspicion of murder and is in custody being questioned by police. | |
| The bodies are due to be removed for post-mortem examination, police said. | |
| A spokeswoman said officers were not seeking anyone else in the case and the girls' father has been informed. | |
| Detectives said they were not sure how the girls died but sources said both youngsters had suffered stab wounds. | Detectives said they were not sure how the girls died but sources said both youngsters had suffered stab wounds. |
| Det Supt Jeff Hill said a phone call was made from the house to a member of the public who in turn called an off-duty police officer, after which Cambridgeshire Police were alerted. | Det Supt Jeff Hill said a phone call was made from the house to a member of the public who in turn called an off-duty police officer, after which Cambridgeshire Police were alerted. |
| Area sealed off | Area sealed off |
| "The officers, upon attending, found the apparent lifeless bodies of two teenage girls, and as a result of their investigation arrested a 39-year-old woman at the scene on suspicion of murder. | "The officers, upon attending, found the apparent lifeless bodies of two teenage girls, and as a result of their investigation arrested a 39-year-old woman at the scene on suspicion of murder. |
| "We are not looking for anyone else in connection with this investigation and this crime." | "We are not looking for anyone else in connection with this investigation and this crime." |
| The cause of death was still being investigated and a post-mortem examination on the bodies of the two girls is likely to take place on Thursday, he said. | The cause of death was still being investigated and a post-mortem examination on the bodies of the two girls is likely to take place on Thursday, he said. |
| A neighbour said that a woman and two teenage girls lived at the modern detached house at the centre of the investigation. | A neighbour said that a woman and two teenage girls lived at the modern detached house at the centre of the investigation. |
| Henry Constable, 80, said: "I've seen the woman who lives at the house. I saw her walking the two girls to school. | Henry Constable, 80, said: "I've seen the woman who lives at the house. I saw her walking the two girls to school. |
| "Two children lived at the house. I think the family has been there for about three years." | "Two children lived at the house. I think the family has been there for about three years." |
| The area around the house remained sealed off as scene of crime officers investigate. | The area around the house remained sealed off as scene of crime officers investigate. |