German woman Christine S. (32) has been accused of brutally beating two children to death with a hammer, supposedly out of jealousy. The student from Hannover is accused of killing Max (3) and Saga (1), the children of her ex-boyfriend Torgny H.'s new girlfriend.

The children's mother, Emma J. (24), survived the brutal attack but was severely injured and lay in a coma for two weeks. It is supposed that the horrifying murder was committed as an act of revenge.

A smiling Christine S. (32) entered the courtroom on Wednesday July 30, looking as relaxed as if she were on the beach, wearing a loosely-buttoned blouse, sunglasses and flip-flops.

The prosecution spent over four hours describing the brutal killings and the supposed motivation behind them. "You never got over your break-up with Torgny H.," the prosecution lawyer told the accused woman.

Christine met the Swede two years ago on the island of Crete. In her daily journal she wrote: "Torgny drank too much the first time we had sex… but after that, I had the best sex of my life with him." Half a year later, Torgny broke off contact with her.

During the lawyer's speech, the accused fanned herself with documents, made notes and grinned constantly.

The lawyer added: "Torgny came home shortly before 19:00… found his stepchildren in the foyer and his girlfriend Emma bleeding profusely in the bathroom."

In shock, Torgny called an ambulance. The tape of his emergency call was played in the court room. "Max… Max… S**t, those look like holes, like hacked holes. What the hell is going on here…"

The audio tape of the man's sobbing telephone call continued for ten minutes. The court room was deathly quiet. Some listeners began to cry. One court officer held his ears shut.

Christine's German lawyer Tanja Brettschneider said: "The prosecution only presented evidence but offered no concrete argument."

If convicted, the suspect Christine S. may face lifelong imprisonment.