Mother accused of killings remanded

A mother accused of stabbing her son and daughter to death at their home has appeared in court.

Sasikala Navaneethan, of Park Lane, Carshalton, south London, is accused of murdering five-year-old Shanjayan and four-year-old Sharani in May. The 36-year-old is also charged with the attempted murder of another child, who survived the attack.

She was remanded in custody by magistrates in Sutton, and will next appear at the Old Bailey on January 13.

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