Woman, 44, is charged with murder of boys, aged five and two, whose bodies were found in a home in east London
- Kara Alexander, 44, charged with murder of two boys found dead in Dagenham
- Bodies of two children, two and five, discovered at house on Cornwallis Road
- Alexander will appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court today
A 44-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of two young boys who were found dead at a property in east London last Friday.
Kara Alexander of Cornwallis Road, Dagenham, will appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court later today charged with the murder of two children, aged two and five.
Emergency services were called to an address in Cornwallis Road, Dagenham at 2pm on Friday, where the bodies of the children were discovered.
Emergency services were called to an address in Cornwallis Road, Dagenham, east London, at 2pm on December 16 (pictured: police at the scene on Friday afternoon)
Police at the scene on Cornwallis Road on Friday, where the the bodies of two boys, aged two and five were found
A forensic officer handles an evidence bag while investigating the deaths of two young boys in Dagenham on Friday
Both officers and the London Ambulance Service attended but both children were pronounced dead at the scene.
Their family have been informed and continue to be supported by specialist officers.
Post-mortem examinations and formal identifications will be arranged in due course.
Alexander was arrested on Friday in connection with the incident and was charged on Monday with two counts of murder.
A man was also arrested, with police saying that both the man and Alexander were known to the children.
This is a breaking news story. More to follow.
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