Mother from Rugby charged with murdering her two children

Warwickshire Police have charged the 22-year-old mother with the murder of her children Credit: BPM Media

A 22-year-old mother from Rugby has been charged with murdering her two children last year.

Three-year-old Lexi Draper died in January 2018. She was pronounced dead by paramedics after they received a report she had been found unconscious at her home in Skiddaw, Rugby in the early hours of 15 January 2018.

Scarlett Vaughan, aged 16 months, died on 1st February 2018. She was pronounced dead in hospital after being taken there by paramedics who responded to a report she had fallen ill.

Louise Porton is charged with murdering her daughters Credit: BPM Media

Their mother, Louise Porton, will appear before Leamington Magistrates' Court on Saturday morning (26 January) charged with murdering both girls.