A US mother has had her charges thrown out by a judge after she murdered her two children in Colorado and “fleeed” to London.

Kimberlee Singler’s 9-year-old daughter Elianna and 7-year-old son Aden were found dead in Colorado Springs on December 19, 2023.

Prosecutors acting on behalf of US officials said Ms Singler, 36, “fleeed” the US and was arrested 11 days later in west London.

District Judge John Zani told Westminster Magistrates’ Court he dismissed Ms Singler’s challenge to extradition and said the case would now be referred to the Home Secretary to decide whether the 36-year-old should be detained Ms. Singler was deported to the United States.

WARNING: This report contains descriptions of violence against children

Ms Singler’s legal team said she planned to appeal the judge’s decision.

Previously, September court hearing Ms Singler’s alleged offenses were “committed in the context of intense court proceedings” over custody of her children with ex-husband Kevin Wentz.

Prosecutor Joel Smith said the Colorado Springs Police Department received a report of a burglary at a residence in Colorado at 00:29 local time (06:29 GMT) on December 19, 2023. 911 call.

When police arrived at the defendant’s address, they found two dead children and a “blood-stained pistol” found on the bedroom floor.

Smith said DNA testing was conducted on the gun and knife and showed a mix of profiles matching the children and Ms Singler.

A third child, who has not been named, was found with serious injuries to his neck. She was taken to hospital and survived.

Smith said Ms. Singler blamed the attack on her husband, but he was later discovered driving a “GPS-tracked truck” in Denver, providing what prosecutors called a “complete and verifiable alibi.” “.

Mr Smith said that in the following days the third child was moved to foster care and on Christmas Day she told the foster carer that Ms Singler was responsible for the attack and asked her to lie to police.

Prosecutors said the girl was interviewed by police on December 26, during which she described the attack after the defendant took all three children into the bedroom.

Following a police investigation, a warrant was issued for Ms. Singler’s arrest by the Fourth District Court in El Paso County, Colorado.

Smith said Ms Singler was arrested on December 30 in the Chelsea area of ​​west London.

London courts are not responsible for conducting criminal trials. However, at the same hearing in September, Ms Singler’s defense lawyer Edward Fitzgerald told the court she “denied any responsibility for the deaths of her two young children and the death of her third Responsible for the child’s attempted murder.”

“She is innocent,” he said.