Rekha Kumari-Baker

Rekha Kumari-Baker

Rekha Kumari-Baker is an English murderer, found guilty of brutally killing her two daughters while they slept in a pre-meditated attack. She stabbed the children Davina and Jasmine 37 and 29 times respectively. Kumari-Baker was sentenced to life imprisonment for her crimes, with a minimum tariff of 33 years, one of the longest sentences handed to a female by a United Kingdom court in modern times.[1]

Rekha Kumari-Baker
Motive Revenge against ex-partner
Charge(s) Murder
Conviction(s) Murder
Penalty Life imprisonment
Status In prison
Occupation Waitress
Children Davina and Jasmine

Murder

Kumari-Baker killed her daughters as they slept at her home in Stretham, Cambridgeshire using two kitchen knives. The attack took place at around 3:00 am on June 13, 2007.[2] She had taken the girls on a late night shopping trip beforehand to ensure they were tired and less likely to resist. Davinia, the oldest daughter, aged 16, was killed first, with Kumari-Baker stabbing her 37 times. Her body was found kneeling by the bed, suggesting she had tried to fight back. The younger daughter Jasmine, aged 13, was the second victim. She was stabbed 29 times with her body found in her bed.[3]

Legacy

Cambridgeshire County Council launched a serious case review to examine failings by social services in relation to the case. The panel was unable to "identify any reasonable actions that could have been taken to prevent their death" but did make a number of reconsiderations for social workers.[4]

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