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| A woman has been charged with the murder of her two teenage daughters. | |
| The bodies of sisters Jasmine, 13, and Davina Kumari-Baker, 16, were found in a house in Stretham, near Ely, Cambridgeshire on Wednesday. | |
| On Friday evening Cambridgeshire Police charged Rekha Kumari-Baker with murdering the two girls. | On Friday evening Cambridgeshire Police charged Rekha Kumari-Baker with murdering the two girls. |
| Post-mortem tests had revealed both girls had died from multiple stab wounds to the chest. Ms Kumari-Baker, is due to appear in court on Saturday. | |
| The girls' father David Baker, 43, paid tribute to his daughters. | |
| Internet messages | |
| He said: "They meant everything to me and I loved them with all my heart. | |
| "We have so many good memories. We all used to sing together and go shopping. I was so proud to walk down the street with my two beautiful daughters. | |
| "I hope they are at peace." | |
| Davina and Jasmine had pages on networking site, Bebo, where friends have been leaving messages. | |
| The girls' bodies were found at a house in Stretham | |
| One internet site tribute by a friend of the girls read: "A great loss: two beautifully stunning girls just gone." | |
| Counselling has been offered to pupils at the schools the sisters attended. | |
| Tony Cooper, head teacher of Cottenham Village College which Jasmine attended, said: "Jasmine was a conscientious, hard-working girl. Her close friends are understandably very upset." | |
| Davina was studying for her GCSEs at Cambridge Regional College. | |
| Rick Dearing, college principal, said: "Davina was a bright and popular student who will be missed by her friends and classmates as well as the staff who knew her. | |
| "Every effort is being made to provide support to all those who need it at this difficult time." |