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Mother accused of girls' murders | Mother accused of girls' murders |
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A woman is due to appear before magistrates charged with stabbing to death her two teenage daughters. | |
The bodies of Jasmine Kumari-Baker, 13, and her sister Davina, 16, were found in a house in Stretham, near Ely, Cambridgeshire, on Wednesday. | |
Cambridgeshire Police charged Rekha Kumari-Baker on Friday evening with murdering the girls. | |
Post-mortem examinations have revealed both girls died from multiple wounds to the chest. | |
Ms Kumari-Baker is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates Court on Saturday. | |
The girls' father David Baker, 43, has paid tribute to his daughters. | |
Internet messages | Internet messages |
He said: "They meant everything to me and I loved them with all my heart. | 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. | 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 | 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." | 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. | 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." | 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. | 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. | 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." | "Every effort is being made to provide support to all those who need it at this difficult time." |