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A woman who stabbed her two sons to death has been ordered to be 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, 21, stabbed 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.
Manchester Crown Court heard she had paranoid schizophrenia, was taking drugs and had had religious delusions days before the killings.Manchester Crown Court heard she had paranoid schizophrenia, was taking drugs and had had religious delusions days before the killings.
Judge John Griffiths-Williams described it as a "desperately tragic case".Judge John Griffiths-Williams described it as a "desperately tragic case".
Mullings pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at an earlier hearing.Mullings pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at an earlier hearing.
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-WilliamsI 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
The court heard she had been "devoted" to her children but was on her own, using drugs, feeling isolated and suffering mental illness.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: "I have no doubt you will carry the very heavy burden of your responsibility for ending their lives for as long as you live.The judge told 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.
"I am satisfied your mental responsibility for your actions was so substantially impaired you require treatment, not punishment.""I am satisfied your mental responsibility for your actions was so substantially impaired you require treatment, not punishment."
Police officers found the bodies at the family home on Kilmington Drive on 12 November after being contacted by Mullings' aunt.Police officers found the bodies at the family home on Kilmington Drive on 12 November after being contacted by Mullings' aunt.
In the morning she had telephoned Cheetham Medical Centre "shouting and screaming" and saying "I can't cope. Get social services. Come and get my kids please", but did not leave her name.In the morning she had telephoned Cheetham Medical Centre "shouting and screaming" and saying "I can't cope. Get social services. Come and get my kids please", but did not leave her name.
Devil claim Family liaison officer Peter Rickards read out a statement on behalf of the Mullings family
She later made two further phone calls to the practice and was seen pushing the children in their pram through local streets, shouting and pointing at strangers.She later made two further phone calls to the practice and was seen pushing the children in their pram through local streets, shouting and pointing at strangers.
A doctor went to her house and found her with a "very strange and agitated look in her eyes" but she refused help.A doctor went to her house and found her with a "very strange and agitated look in her eyes" but she refused help.
The surgery then contacted police, officers visited the house but Mullings had left to go to her aunt's home, where she confessed to killing her sons.The surgery then contacted police, officers visited the house but Mullings had left to go to her aunt's home, where she confessed to killing her sons.
Ray Wigglesworth QC, prosecuting said Mullings told her aunt she was the Virgin Mary, she was God, and she loved herself.Ray Wigglesworth QC, prosecuting said Mullings told her aunt she was the Virgin Mary, she was God, and she loved herself.
The Mullings family said Jael "very ill indeed" Devil claim
"She said: 'I'm a child of Israel. I'm a mother and brought life into the world. I'm also the devil so I can take life away. I stabbed them in the heart. They are at peace now'," he told the court."She said: 'I'm a child of Israel. I'm a mother and brought life into the world. I'm also the devil so I can take life away. I stabbed them in the heart. They are at peace now'," he told the court.
Police were called by the aunt while Mullings' mother and brother went to the house to find the children both dead on their backs on their mother's bed.Police were called by the aunt while Mullings' mother and brother went to the house to find the children both dead on their backs on their mother's bed.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the police involvement in the case.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the police involvement in the case.
A multi-agency Serious Case Review is also in place to examine the role and involvement of social services with the family.A multi-agency Serious Case Review is also in place to examine the role and involvement of social services with the family.
A statement from the family, released outside court said: "This tragedy is made worse by the fact that we have been told that Jael was responsible for their deaths.A statement from the family, released outside court said: "This tragedy is made worse by the fact that we have been told that Jael was responsible for their deaths.
"This is probably the hardest fact of all for the family to understand and we, as a family, have to prove that we are a strong unit."This is probably the hardest fact of all for the family to understand and we, as a family, have to prove that we are a strong unit.
"Jael was, and still is, very ill indeed and it will be unthinkable for her to realise her part in this tragedy.""Jael was, and still is, very ill indeed and it will be unthinkable for her to realise her part in this tragedy."