Overview

• Kara Alexander drowned her sons, Elijah (2) and Marley (5), in a bathtub at her Dagenham home in December 2022.
• The boys' father, Selvin Thomas, discovered their bodies laid in bed when he arrived to collect them for the weekend.
• Alexander initially claimed the deaths were accidental, citing cannabis use, but jurors rejected this defense during her trial.
• Police and paramedics confirmed the children had been deceased for some time before Alexander was arrested an hour later.
• The court sentenced Alexander to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 21 years, emphasizing the betrayal of parental duty.