Mother of ‘poisoned’ teenage boys, and her brother appear in court accused of murder

The boys died in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, on Friday and their mother has been accused of their murder

Sarah Barras, 34, arraigned in court Friday, charged with the murder of her two children 

Her sons Tristan Barrass, 13, and Blake Barrass, 14, died on Friday in Sheffield allegedly, as a result of poisoning

Four other children, aged 11, 10, 3 and  seven-months-old, reportedly,  were rushed from the home in bandages by first responders  

Sarah’s brother Brandon Machin, 37, has also been charged in the murders 

Barrass is also facing three counts of attempted murder

    The boys [photo] died in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, on Friday and their mother has been accused of their murder

Police were called to a property in the wider Shiregreen area of the city at around 7.30am, and arrested Barrass and Machin.  

Barrass is also accused of three counts of attempted murder against two other children.
The boys died after they were taken to hospital oon Friday and are suspected to have been poisoned, it was reported.
The teen boys allegedly wrote a friend that ‘we’re not coming into school’ just minutes befor on Friday.
Rushed to the ICU, Tristian and his brother Blake, aged 13 and 14, died while four other children, including a seven-month-old baby reportedly, wept as they were rushed from the home in bandages.
It teen brothers reportedly, sent a message from a Nintendo Switch console to a friend saying they were ‘feeling sick’ at 7am – half an hour before police were called to their house. 

Tristan Barrass, 14, [left] and his 13-year-old brother Blake Barrass, [right], died following what police described as a ‘major’ incident at a house in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, on Friday

A memorial of floral tributes was left outside the family’s home in the Shiregreen area of Sheffield, UK over the weekend

Police and first responders rushed to the crime scene in South Yorshire, UK on Friday. An air ambulance landed at a nearby elementary school

The victims’ mother, Sarah Barras, and her co-defendant, Brandon Machin, appeared in court Friday, accused of murdering her two children

They appeared at Sheffield Magistrates today dressed in grey prison-issue uniforms for the short 10-minute hearing while flanked by three security officers.


They spoke to confirm their names, ages, addresses and nationalities but did not enter a plea.
Barrass, who sobbed as she entered the court room could be heard shouting as she left the dock.
No application was made for bail and the pair were remanded in custody to appear at Sheffield Crown Court tomorrow morning.

Police forensics officers gather evidence at the scene from the  South Yorkshire house where the two children died

The presiding judge told the defendants at their arraignment: ‘You will be sent to crown court and will appear there tomorrow morning.
‘Because of the nature of the offences, bail is not applicable. You will be remanded in custody.’
more than a dozen police cars, riot vans and four ambulances responded to the crime scene, while the air ambulance landed at a nearby elementary school on Friday morning.


Dozens of floral tributes were left outside the family’s home that was still sealed off behind police tape on Friday.

Forensics officers attend the scene after the children were taken to hospital on Friday

Police secure the entrance to the house where the children were found with crime scene tape

A steady stream of tearful school children brought flowers, balloons and teddy bears to the scene. An online fundraising drive has been launched to help the surviving children.
Gill Furniss, Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, said she was ‘deeply saddened by the tragic incident’.