The Times, Wednesday, Mar 28, 1894; pg. 8; Issue 34223; col B The Double Murder Near Margate.- At the Cinque Ports Petty sessions at Margate yesterday morning, Sarah TUCKER, a widow, was charged with the willful murder of her two children, aged three years and a half and three months respectively, at Garlinge near Margate on March 20th. Evidence given to the effect that the prisoner was left in the house at 6 o'clock in the morning with the children. She has previously been strange in her manner and at times greatly depressed. Nothing being seen by her of the neighbours up to the noon the house was entered and the two children were found in bed dead. Both their skulls were fractured and there was a large number of other wounds about their heads and faces. A large Billhook was laying on the floor. The prisoner, who also had a large number of wounds about the head and face, was lying on the bed. A cord was tied around her neck and fastened to the bedstead. The woman was removed to the Cottage Hospital at Margate and it was found that she was suffering from delusions, the medical opinion being that she was not responsible for her actions. The prisoner was formally remanded to Canterbury Gaol for a week in order that the Home Office might be communicated with. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/303 - Release Date: 4/6/06