Kara Alexander, 47, found guilty of murdering her two sons in Dagenham. The boys, aged two and five, were found dead in December 2022.
Kara Alexander, 47, said she wasn’t guilty. A court found her guilty of murder on Friday at Kingston Crown Court.
The boys either drowned or suffocated, according to post-mortem examinations. The Crown Prosecution Service shared this data. Alexander stated the kids drowned when she slept.
Prosecutors built their case carefully, arguing accidental drowning was unlikely. They claimed Alexander caused the children to drown. The boys’ father planned to see them that weekend.
He got worried when he couldn’t reach Alexander and went to their house to check on them. She told him they were sleeping upstairs. He found the boys dead in their bunk bed.
The boys wore pajamas in the lower bunk. The ambulance and police arrived at the house. They couldn’t help; the boys had died hours ago.
A prosecutor shared her thoughts, saying the loss devastated the family. She imagined the boys’ final moments were terrible. Parents protect, but Alexander took lives.
A detective led the investigation, noting the dad found the dead children when he picked them up. Alexander didn’t return his calls. No parent should endure that horrific experience.
The detective praised first responders too, who dealt with this trauma firsthand. The guilty verdict offers some resolution, but it cannot reverse what happened. Alexander will learn her sentence in April.