A mother appeared in court today charged with murdering her two sons after an 'incident' at a house in Sheffield.
Sarah Barrass, 34, sobbed in court as she faced accusations of killing Blake Barrass, 14, and 13-year-old Tristan Barrass, although circumstances of the boys’ deaths are still unknown.
Ms Barrass appeared in the dock at Sheffield Magistrates' Court alongside Brandon Machin, 37, who is also charged with murdering the two boys.
The pair appeared on Monday morning, wearing grey prison t-shirts and flanked by three security dock officers.
Ms Barrass reportedly began to cry as soon as she entered the dock.
They spoke to confirm their names, dates of birth, addresses and nationalities during the 10-minute hearing.
The court heard that Ms Barrass and Mr Machin are charged with murdering the two boys on Friday 24 May.
Ms Barrass is also faces an additional with three counts of attempted murder against two other children, who needed hospital treatment after the incident.
No application for bail was made and they were remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday.
Barrass could be heard shouting as she left the dock.
Police were called to a semi-detached house in Shiregreen at around 7.30am on Friday.
No details have been given about the nature of the incident, but police confirmed it was not a shooting, and said it was confined to one property.
A spokesman said detectives are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.
People living nearby saw more than a dozen police cars and four ambulances arrive on the tree-lined road and an air ambulance land in the grounds of Hartley Brook Primary Academy, just 100 metres from the scene.
