Dad found sons, 2 & 5, lying dead in bunk bed after they were ‘murdered by mum who claimed they were sleeping’

A DAD recovered his 2 sons lying dormant successful their bunk beds aft they were murdered by their mum, a tribunal heard.

Selvin Thomas was owed to prime up two-year-old Elijah Thomas and Marley Thomas, five, for a play sojourn erstwhile helium made the discovery.

Jurors heard helium had divided with the boys' mum Kara Alexander, 47, 3 months earlier.

On December 16, 2022, Selvin went to Alexander's location successful Dagenham, East London, aft increasing acrophobic helium had not heard from her.

When helium arrived, the mum said Elijah and Marley were upstairs sleeping, Kingston Crown Court was told.

Selvin went to their chamber to find the boys were some lying dormant unneurotic connected the little bunk of their shared bed.

Elijah and Marley had either been drowned oregon suffocated, it was said.

Prosecutor Philip Evans KC said: "Following the find of Marley and Elijah, Mr Thomas – intelligibly precise distraught – called the exigency services.

"The ambulance work and police attended, determination was thing that could beryllium done for the boys they were precise intelligibly dormant and had been for immoderate hours."

Jurors heard that Alexander fled the location done gardens connected to a neighbouring thoroughfare earlier she was arrested.

There was nary motion that anyone other different than Alexander had entered oregon been successful the house, the court heard.

Mr Evans said the mum denies "interfering with the mean mechanics of their breathing" - i.e. drowning oregon suffocating them.

Alexander has besides denied "intending to termination them oregon intending them superior harm".

The tribunal heard the household antecedently lived unneurotic successful Hackney but Alexander and the boys moved erstwhile their parents split.

Selvin kept successful regular interaction with his sons pursuing the extremity of the relationship.

The mum has pleaded not blameworthy to 2 counts of execution and the proceedings continues.