Dagenham: Woman charged with murder after two young boys found dead at home

A woman has been charged with murder after two boys were found dead at a home in east London, the Metropolitan Police said.

Kara Alexander, 44, of Cornwallis Road, Dagenham, was arrested on Friday December 16 and was charged on Monday December 19 with two counts of murder.

She will appear in custody at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court today. (Tuesday December 20).

Emergency services were called at around 2pm on Friday December 16, to the bodies of two young children found at a residential address in Cornwallis Road, Dagenham.

Officers and London Ambulance service attended the location.

They found the bodies of a two-year-old boy and a five-year-old boy, who were both 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.

A man who was arrested by police on Friday has since been released.