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| Mother covered up babies' deaths | Mother covered up babies' deaths |
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| A woman has admitted covering up the birth and burial of two of her babies at a property in Plymouth. | A woman has admitted covering up the birth and burial of two of her babies at a property in Plymouth. |
| Kerry Ardis, 21, of Poole Park Road in the Barne Barton area of the Devon city, pleaded guilty to four charges at the city's crown court. | Kerry Ardis, 21, of Poole Park Road in the Barne Barton area of the Devon city, pleaded guilty to four charges at the city's crown court. |
| Her daughter's body was found in a wardrobe in 2005, while the body of her son was recovered from the garden in June 2008. | Her daughter's body was found in a wardrobe in 2005, while the body of her son was recovered from the garden in June 2008. |
| Ardis will return to court for sentencing on 12 September. | Ardis will return to court for sentencing on 12 September. |
| In the first case, the 21-year-old had been staying with her parents when her father found a baby's decomposed remains at the bottom of a bedroom wardrobe. | |
| A decision was then made by the Crown Prosecution Service not to prosecute Ardis in this case as taking her to court would "not be in the public interest". | |
| On the second occasion her father found the remains of a son hidden in a box in the garden. | On the second occasion her father found the remains of a son hidden in a box in the garden. |
| Det Sgt Barry Walter, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "Initially Kerry claimed this was a twin from 2005 but it was then confirmed as a new pregnancy." | Det Sgt Barry Walter, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said: "Initially Kerry claimed this was a twin from 2005 but it was then confirmed as a new pregnancy." |
| The fathers of both babies were unaware that she had given birth and have only recently been told what has happened. | The fathers of both babies were unaware that she had given birth and have only recently been told what has happened. |