Full Name Rekha Kumari Name Murder the Criminal status In prison | Occupation Waitress | |
Children Davina and Jasmine Baker Motive Revenge against ex-partner | ||
Davina and Jasmine Kumari-Baker were murdered by their mother who stabbed them to death at their home in Stretham, Cambridgeshire while they slept in June 2007. Rekha Kumari-Baker was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 33 years. The oldest 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.
The prosecutor stated that Rekha Kumari-Baker killed the girls as a form of revenge against her ex-husband, David Baker.
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.
References
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