Murder of the Kumari-Baker sisters

Rekha Kumari-Baker
Born
Rekha Kumari

1967 or 1968 (age 56–57)[1]
India
OccupationWaitress
Criminal statusMurder
SpouseDavid Baker (former)
ChildrenDavina and Jasmine Kumari-Baker
MotiveRevenge against ex-partner
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal chargeMurder
PenaltyLife imprisonment (minimum tariff 33 years)
Details
VictimsDavina and Jasmine Kumari-Baker
Date13 June 2007
Location(s)Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England
WeaponKnives

Davina and Jasmine Kumari-Baker were murdered by their mother who stabbed them to death at their home in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, while they slept on 13 June 2007.[2] Rekha Kumari-Baker was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 33 years.[1][3] In 2010 the BBC stated that the punishment was "one of the longest jail terms given to a woman in the UK in modern times."[4]

The older daughter Davina, aged 16, was killed first, with Kumari-Baker stabbing her 39 times. The younger daughter Jasmine, aged 13, was found dead in her bed stabbed 29 times.[5]

The prosecutor stated that Rekha Kumari-Baker killed the girls as a form of revenge against her ex-husband and father of the girls, David Baker.[6] The murderer had purchased kitchen knives, the murder weapons, from ASDA on 11 June.[2]

Council review

Cambridgeshire County Council conducted a review into the murders and found they could not have been prevented and listed recommendations for social workers in relation to the review.[4]

See also

  • Louise Porton – fellow British female double killer who murdered her two daughters in 2018

Cases of filicide attributed to revenge against an ex-spouse:

References

  1. ^ a b "Killer mother jailed for 33 years". BBC News. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Mother Rekha Kumari-Baker sentenced to 33 years for murders of children". The Daily Telegraph. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Restricted access - log in required". The Times online.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b "Two child murders in Cambridgeshire 'not preventable'". BBC News. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Mother jailed for killing teen daughters". News.com.au. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  6. ^ Siddique, Haroon (21 September 2009). "Mother guilty of murdering daughters". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
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