Sarah Barrass: Mother appears in court charged with murdering her two teenage sons

Ross McGuinness
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A court artist's sketch of Sarah Barrass, left, and Brandon Machin, right, flanked by security staff as they sit in the dock at Sheffield Crown Court (Picture: PA)
A court artist's sketch of Sarah Barrass, left, and Brandon Machin, right, flanked by security staff as they sit in the dock at Sheffield Crown Court (Picture: PA)

A mother will go on trial later this year charged with murdering her two teenage sons.

Sarah Barrass appeared at Sheffield Crown Court on Tuesday accused of killing Tristan and Blake Barrass, aged 13 and 14 respectively, following an incident at a home in Sheffield.

She appeared for a 10-minute long hearing alongside 37-year-old Brandon Machin, who is also accused of murdering the two boys.

Tristan Barrass, 13, who was allegedly murdered by his mother (Picture: Facebook)
Tristan Barrass, 13, who was allegedly murdered by his mother (Picture: Facebook)
The mother of Blake Barrass, 14, pictured, has been charged with murdering him and his brother (Picture: Facebook)
The mother of Blake Barrass, 14, pictured, has been charged with murdering him and his brother (Picture: Facebook)
Floral tributes outside a property in the Shiregreen area of Sheffield where Blake Barrass, 14, and 13-year-old Tristan Barrass died following an incident on Friday (Picture: PA)
Floral tributes outside a property in the Shiregreen area of Sheffield where Blake Barrass, 14, and 13-year-old Tristan Barrass died following an incident on Friday (Picture: PA)

Barrass, 34, is also charged with three counts of attempted murder against two other children.

Judge Roger Thomas QC fixed a trial date for November 12, at Sheffield Crown Court.

He said they will appear again for a hearing at the same court on June 21.

At the end of the hearing, Judge Thomas remanded the pair in custody.

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Police were called to a semi-detached house in Sheffield's Shiregreen area at around 7.30am on Friday.

Detectives have given no indication about the nature of the incident, but have confirmed it was confined to one property and was not a shooting.

Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident.

Police at a property on Gregg House Road in Shiregreen, Sheffield (Picture: PA)
Police at a property on Gregg House Road in Shiregreen, Sheffield (Picture: PA)
South Yorkshire police superintendent Paul McCurry speaks to the media outside the property (Picture: PA)
South Yorkshire police superintendent Paul McCurry speaks to the media outside the property (Picture: PA)
Forensics officers at a property on Gregg House Road in Shiregreen, Sheffield, on Friday (Picture: PA)
Forensics officers at a property on Gregg House Road in Shiregreen, Sheffield, on Friday (Picture: PA)

Barrass appeared at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court alongside Machin on Monday, wearing grey prison t-shirts and flanked by three security dock officers.

Barrass began sobbing as soon as she entered the dock and could be heard shouting as she left the dock.

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