A woman has been charged with the murder of two young boys at a house in east London.

Metropolitan Police officers were called to an incident at an address on Cornwallis Road, Dagenham, on Friday afternoon after neighbours heard ‘loud screams’.

The bodies of two children, aged two and five, were discovered, and a woman was arrested shortly after.

Kara Alexander, of Cornwallis Road, has been charged with their murders, the Met confirmed this morning.

The 44-year-old will appear at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court later today accused of killing the children.

The force said post-mortem examinations and formal identifications of the victims will take place in due course.

Detective inspector Sean Treweek said on Saturday that nobody else is currently being sought in connection with their deaths.

‘This is clearly an extremely distressing incident with many unanswered questions,’ he added.

‘I want to thank local people for the assistance they have given police officers as they work to establish the full circumstances of these two tragic deaths.

‘They will see additional officers in the area, and anyone with information or concerns should speak with those officers.’

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