| Rekha Kumari-Baker | |
| Birth Name: | Rekha Kumari |
| Birth Place: | India |
| Spouse: | David Baker (former) |
| Motive: | Revenge against ex-partner |
| Children: | Davina and Jasmine Kumari-Baker |
| Victims: | Davina and Jasmine Kumari-Baker |
| Locations: | Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Charge: | Murder |
| Conviction: | Murder |
| Conviction Penalty: | Life imprisonment (minimum tariff 33 years) |
| Conviction Status: | Murder |
| Occupation: | Waitress |
| Date: | 13 June 2007 |
| Weapon: | Knives |
Davina and Jasmine Kumari-Baker were murdered by their mother who stabbed them to death at their home in Stretham, Cambridgeshire, England, while they slept on 13 June 2007.[1] Rekha Kumari-Baker was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 33 years.[2] [3] In 2010 the BBC stated that the punishment was "one of the longest jail terms given to a woman in the UK in modern times."[4]
The older 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.[5]
The prosecutor stated that Rekha Kumari-Baker killed the girls as a form of revenge against her ex-husband and father of the girls, David Baker.[6] The murderer had purchased kitchen knives, the murder weapons, from ASDA on 11 June.[1]
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.[4]
Cases of filicide attributed to revenge against an ex-spouse: