Mother Convicted of Murdering Her Two Sons by Drowning Them in Bathtub

A mother murdered her two young children. The court found Kara Alexander guilty. She was 47 and lived in Dagenham. She killed Elijah, aged two, and Marley, aged five. The murders happened in December 2022. She drowned them in their bathtub.

The autopsies showed drowning or suffocation killed them. Alexander said it was an accident. She said the boys drowned while in the bath. The court trial took place at Kingston Crown Court.

Selvin Thomas, the children’s father, planned to pick them up. He got worried when she didn’t answer him. He visited their home, but she said they slept. He found them dead in their bunk bed. They wore their pajamas. He ran to get help.

Alexander ran away through gardens. Emergency responders arrived. The boys died hours before. Police found Alexander an hour later. She denied the murder charges.

Alexander claimed she fell asleep. She stated the boys drowned unsupervised. Prosecutors disagreed with this. They said accidental drowning was unlikely. They believed Alexander killed them.

Samantha Yelland spoke about the tragic loss. She stated Alexander failed as a parent. She hopes the family will receive some closure. DCI Paul Waller led the investigation.

He said the father went through something terrible. No parent should ever experience this. The first responders also experienced trauma. He highlighted how difficult the case has been. The verdict hopefully gives the family resolution. Alexander will learn her sentence on April 11.