Mother drowned her two young sons in the bath

A mother accused of murdering her two young sons by drowning them in the bath will stand trial next year. Kara Alexander, 45, allegedly killed two-year-old Elijah Thomas and Marley Thomas, five, on or before 16 December 2022. Their bodies were found by their father when he forced his way into the home in Dagenham, east London. Alexander told him the children were upstairs sleeping, but when he went to check he found them dead, the Old Bailey heard. The…