Kim Edwards and Lucas Markham are considered to be Britain’s youngest double murderers, being only 14 years old whenever they murdered Edwards’ mother and younger sister. The pair stabbed their victims to death while they slept, Edwards’ sister was only 13 years old when she was killed.
The pair were described as ‘besotted’ by news agencies, they had previously ran away from home together and spent 6 days sleeping rough before being returned to their families. Edwards’ was allegedly also jealous of the close relationship that her mother had with her younger sister. Edwards’ and Markham planned the murders together, and once they were finished they spent the next 36 hours together in the house, they had sex, shared a bath, and watched the Twilight movies.
When Edwards’ was interviewed by a psychiatrist she stated that “I wanted to get revenge for the way she treated me, I did it because I did not like Mum at all and I did not want her to ruin or corrupt anyone else. I did not feel anything for my mother, she deserved it and I’m glad she’s dead.“
