An evil mother and her half-brother have been jailed for life for murdering their two sons and trying to kill four other children they had through an incestuous relationship...
Parents who murdered their two sons, 13 and 14, and tried to kill their four other children are SIBLINGS: Police reveal shocking incestuous relationship as couple are both jailed for life
An evil mother and her half-brother have been jailed for life for murdering their two sons and trying to kill four other children they had through an incestuous relationship.
Sarah Barrass and her half-brother Brandon Machin had six children together but tried to kill them all rather than hand the youngsters over to the care system.
The couple's two eldest sons Blake, 14 and Tristan, 13, were found lying fatally injured on their bunk beds at home in Sheffield when police arrived in May.
They had been strangled and suffocated by Barrass and Machin, while others had been drugged, in an apparent effort to stop them being taken into care.
Barrass, 35, and Machin, 39, were today both jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 35 years behind bars. They will be in their seventies before they can apply for parole.
The court heard they hatched their plot to kill the children because Tristan had been accused of sexually assaulting a younger child and Barrass feared it would lead to all the children being taken from her.
In May this year, they grabbed Blake and Tristan, with Machin strangling Blake whilst Barrass strangled Tristan, using a dressing gown cord.
The pair then swapped victims and placed black bin liners over their heads 'to make sure.'
ADHD medication used by the children had been gathered up from around the 'unkempt' home that Barrass shared with her six children. She then portioned out the medication to the youngest children, who are all aged under 13.
Barrass, the court heard, expected them to die during the night, making 'light-hearted' Facebook posts that the children had caught a sickness bug.
When the children survived the night Barrass called Machin at his home nearby and they carried out their murderous plan in the early morning of May 25th.
When both Blake and Tristan were dead, Barrass and Machin tried to drown one of the younger children in the bath, but he somehow managed to struggle free.
Barrass called police and tried to blame Machin for the murders of Blake and Tristan.
But when police arrived she initially told them that the boys were not in the house. It was one of the younger children who motioned to officers that the boys were dead by drawing a finger across his throat.
The younger children, despite vomiting and suffering hallucinations, survived the attempt to kill them and recovered in intensive care.
Machin later told police that the murders were Barrass's idea, claiming in interview that she said: 'They need to die now, I'd rather kill them and kill myself than lose them to care. I gave them life and I can take it away.'
Barrass later told the police in interview that she had strangled Tristan for up to three minutes whilst he shouted 'stop' and his arms and legs were thrashing.
Blake came into the room and was screaming 'Mum is killing Tristan', the court was told.
Also in police interview Barrass told how she tried to drown one of her younger children in the bath, telling horrified detectives: 'He was struggling and crying and screaming why are you trying to kill me?'
Barrass had previously posted these sick messages on her Facebook page
She'd also posted this post on her Facebook page. Even her own barrister admitted her actions were 'evil and nothing but evil'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...r-Sarah-Barrass-told-sons-gave-life-away.html
Parents who murdered their two sons, 13 and 14, and tried to kill their four other children are SIBLINGS: Police reveal shocking incestuous relationship as couple are both jailed for life
An evil mother and her half-brother have been jailed for life for murdering their two sons and trying to kill four other children they had through an incestuous relationship.
Sarah Barrass and her half-brother Brandon Machin had six children together but tried to kill them all rather than hand the youngsters over to the care system.
The couple's two eldest sons Blake, 14 and Tristan, 13, were found lying fatally injured on their bunk beds at home in Sheffield when police arrived in May.
They had been strangled and suffocated by Barrass and Machin, while others had been drugged, in an apparent effort to stop them being taken into care.
Barrass, 35, and Machin, 39, were today both jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 35 years behind bars. They will be in their seventies before they can apply for parole.
The court heard they hatched their plot to kill the children because Tristan had been accused of sexually assaulting a younger child and Barrass feared it would lead to all the children being taken from her.
In May this year, they grabbed Blake and Tristan, with Machin strangling Blake whilst Barrass strangled Tristan, using a dressing gown cord.
The pair then swapped victims and placed black bin liners over their heads 'to make sure.'
ADHD medication used by the children had been gathered up from around the 'unkempt' home that Barrass shared with her six children. She then portioned out the medication to the youngest children, who are all aged under 13.
Barrass, the court heard, expected them to die during the night, making 'light-hearted' Facebook posts that the children had caught a sickness bug.
When the children survived the night Barrass called Machin at his home nearby and they carried out their murderous plan in the early morning of May 25th.
When both Blake and Tristan were dead, Barrass and Machin tried to drown one of the younger children in the bath, but he somehow managed to struggle free.
Barrass called police and tried to blame Machin for the murders of Blake and Tristan.
But when police arrived she initially told them that the boys were not in the house. It was one of the younger children who motioned to officers that the boys were dead by drawing a finger across his throat.
The younger children, despite vomiting and suffering hallucinations, survived the attempt to kill them and recovered in intensive care.
Machin later told police that the murders were Barrass's idea, claiming in interview that she said: 'They need to die now, I'd rather kill them and kill myself than lose them to care. I gave them life and I can take it away.'
Barrass later told the police in interview that she had strangled Tristan for up to three minutes whilst he shouted 'stop' and his arms and legs were thrashing.
Blake came into the room and was screaming 'Mum is killing Tristan', the court was told.
Also in police interview Barrass told how she tried to drown one of her younger children in the bath, telling horrified detectives: 'He was struggling and crying and screaming why are you trying to kill me?'
Barrass had previously posted these sick messages on her Facebook page
She'd also posted this post on her Facebook page. Even her own barrister admitted her actions were 'evil and nothing but evil'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...r-Sarah-Barrass-told-sons-gave-life-away.html