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A 21-year-old mother who admitted killing her two young children has been detained indefinitely at a secure hospital. A woman who stabbed her two sons to death has been ordered to be detained indefinitely at a secure hospital.
Jael Mullings stabbed to death her two sons Romario, aged two, and three-month-old Delayno at their home in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, last year. Jael Mullings, 21, stabbed Romario, aged two, and three-month-old Delayno at their home in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, last year.
She pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Manchester Crown Court heard she had paranoid schizophrenia, had been taking drugs and suffering religious delusions days before the killings.
Post-mortem examinations revealed the boys died from single stab wounds. Judge John Griffiths-Williams described it as a "desperately tragic case".
Police officers found the bodies at a property in Kilmington Drive on 12 November following reports of concern for their welfare. Police officers found the bodies at the family home on Kilmington Drive on 12 November following reports of concern for their welfare.
After the deaths, it emerged officers had visited the house hours before making the discovery. Just hours before she stabbed her sons in the chest, she had been acting "bizarrely" and called her GP to say she could not cope and wanted someone to take the children from her.
I have no doubt you will carry the very heavy burden of your responsibility for ending their lives for as long as you live Judge John Griffiths-Williams
Mullings pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at an earlier hearing.
The court heard she had been "devoted" to her children but was on her own, using drugs, feeling isolated and suffering mental illness.
The judge told her: "You were clearly devoted to Romario and Delayno, but for some time you have suffered from paranoid schizophrenia.
"I have no doubt you will carry the very heavy burden of your responsibility for ending their lives for as long as you live.
"I am satisfied your mental responsibility for your actions was so substantially impaired you require treatment, not punishment."
After the deaths, it emerged officers had visited the house hours before finding the bodies of the boys.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been conducting an investigation.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been conducting an investigation.
The Safeguarding Children Board for Manchester has also been reviewing the contact between the family and other agencies in the city.The Safeguarding Children Board for Manchester has also been reviewing the contact between the family and other agencies in the city.