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| Fiona Anderson's parents call for children to be buried with their mother | Fiona Anderson's parents call for children to be buried with their mother |
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| The parents of a heavily pregnant woman who is believed to have killed her three children before she fell to her death from a multi-storey car park have asked for their daughter to be buried with her children. | The parents of a heavily pregnant woman who is believed to have killed her three children before she fell to her death from a multi-storey car park have asked for their daughter to be buried with her children. |
| Speaking on ITV's Daybreak on Friday morning, the parents of Fiona Anderson, who suffered fatal head injuries on 15 April, appealed to the father of the children to grant Anderson's last wish. | Speaking on ITV's Daybreak on Friday morning, the parents of Fiona Anderson, who suffered fatal head injuries on 15 April, appealed to the father of the children to grant Anderson's last wish. |
| Shortly before she died, the 23-year-old had written messages on the walls of her home asking to be buried with her children. Officers found Levina, three, Addy, two, and 11-month-old Kyden dead at their home in Lowestoft, Suffolk. | Shortly before she died, the 23-year-old had written messages on the walls of her home asking to be buried with her children. Officers found Levina, three, Addy, two, and 11-month-old Kyden dead at their home in Lowestoft, Suffolk. |
| Fiona Anderson's father, Michael Anderson, said: "She'd written that the children were asleep in their bed all together, all tucked up with their bears. They were all looking very peaceful and happy together. And she also wrote 'please bury us together, we want to be together to keep them safe'." | Fiona Anderson's father, Michael Anderson, said: "She'd written that the children were asleep in their bed all together, all tucked up with their bears. They were all looking very peaceful and happy together. And she also wrote 'please bury us together, we want to be together to keep them safe'." |
| The father of the children, Craig McLelland, reportedly does not want his children to be buried with their mother. He had recently separated from his partner, who was depressed at the time of her death, according to neighbours. | The father of the children, Craig McLelland, reportedly does not want his children to be buried with their mother. He had recently separated from his partner, who was depressed at the time of her death, according to neighbours. |
| Michael Anderson said: "We must understand that that was not Fiona. Fiona would never have done anything to hurt her children. So that evening, Fiona, whatever happened, she had in her mind that what she was doing was correct. She was looking after the children and she wants to be with the children to look after them still. Everybody must understand that." | Michael Anderson said: "We must understand that that was not Fiona. Fiona would never have done anything to hurt her children. So that evening, Fiona, whatever happened, she had in her mind that what she was doing was correct. She was looking after the children and she wants to be with the children to look after them still. Everybody must understand that." |
| CCTV images showed Fiona Anderson, who was eight months pregnant, walking around Lowestoft in a white coat and holding a teddy bear shortly before she was found. | CCTV images showed Fiona Anderson, who was eight months pregnant, walking around Lowestoft in a white coat and holding a teddy bear shortly before she was found. |
| Her mother, Kerry Anderson, said she had seemed happy when she last saw her: "She adored the children. Everything was the children, they were just everything to her." | Her mother, Kerry Anderson, said she had seemed happy when she last saw her: "She adored the children. Everything was the children, they were just everything to her." |
| Kerry Anderson said she reacted with disbelief when she heard the news, saying: "Things like that just don't happen." | Kerry Anderson said she reacted with disbelief when she heard the news, saying: "Things like that just don't happen." |
| Both parents were visibly emotional, and Michael Anderson said they would be unable to move on from their grief until their daughter had been buried. | Both parents were visibly emotional, and Michael Anderson said they would be unable to move on from their grief until their daughter had been buried. |
| The Mirror columnist Fiona Phillips, who interviewed Michael and Kerry Anderson, told Daybreak: "Obviously Craig, the children's father, must be hurting too and Michael and Kerry realise that, and the reason they wanted to do this interview is they're appealing to Craig." | The Mirror columnist Fiona Phillips, who interviewed Michael and Kerry Anderson, told Daybreak: "Obviously Craig, the children's father, must be hurting too and Michael and Kerry realise that, and the reason they wanted to do this interview is they're appealing to Craig." |
| The inquest into the deaths was adjourned last month. | The inquest into the deaths was adjourned last month. |
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