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Felicia Boots pleads guilty to killing her two babies Felicia Boots admits killing her two babies
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A mother has pleaded guilty to killing her two children. A mother who suffered post-natal depression has admitted killing her two children.
Felicia Boots, 35, killed Lily Boots, aged 14 months, and her 10-week-old brother Mason at their home in Wandsworth, south-west London, in May.Felicia Boots, 35, killed Lily Boots, aged 14 months, and her 10-week-old brother Mason at their home in Wandsworth, south-west London, in May.
Her manslaughter plea on the grounds of diminished responsibility was accepted by the prosecution at the Old Bailey, and murder charges were dropped.Her manslaughter plea on the grounds of diminished responsibility was accepted by the prosecution at the Old Bailey, and murder charges were dropped.
An inquest at Westminster Coroner's Court found the two children had been suffocated. A preliminary inquest hearing found the two children had been suffocated.
Mrs Boots had been detained at a psychiatric unit and the prosecution's decision followed consideration of doctors' reports. The court heard Boots had been detained at a psychiatric unit and the prosecution's decision followed consideration of doctors' reports.
Her husband Jeff found the children dead when he arrived home. 'Indescribably sad'
Her husband Jeff found the children dead when he arrived home on 9 May. The couple had moved to the UK in the past few years from Canada.
The judge Mr Justice Fulford said the case was indescribably sad and what she did was a result of psychological forces beyond her control.
Edward Brown QC, prosecuting, told the court: "This plainly is a tragic case."
He said the Crown had closely examined the medical evidence and spoken to Boots' husband, who was in court.
He added: "The authors of the reports are clear and agreed in their conclusions as to Boots' condition as at 9 May and the reasons for her actions on that day."