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| Felicia Boots admits killing her two babies | Felicia Boots admits killing her two babies |
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| A mother who suffered post-natal depression has admitted 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. |
| She was ordered to be detained at a psychiatric hospital. | |
| A preliminary inquest hearing found the two children had been suffocated. | A preliminary inquest hearing found the two children had been suffocated. |
| The court heard Boots had been detained at a psychiatric unit since the deaths and the prosecution's decision followed consideration of doctors' reports. | |
| 'Indescribably sad' | '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. | 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." | 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 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." | 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." |