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A mother has been charged with murdering three of her children who were found dead at their south-west London home. | A mother has been charged with murdering three of her children who were found dead at their south-west London home. |
Tania Clarence, 42, has been charged in relation to the deaths of a four-year-old girl and three-year-old twin boys. | Tania Clarence, 42, has been charged in relation to the deaths of a four-year-old girl and three-year-old twin boys. |
In a statement released by solicitors on behalf of the family, the children were named as Olivia, Max and Ben. | |
Mrs Clarence will appear in custody at Wimbledon Magistrates' Court on Friday. | |
Metropolitan Police were called to the family's home in Thetford Road, New Malden, at about 21:30 BST on Tuesday. | |
Mrs Clarence was treated in hospital for minor injuries and later discharged before being arrested and taken to a south London police station. | |
Earlier on Thursday, Scotland Yard said post-mortem examinations on the children had started at Great Ormond Street Hospital and were continuing. | |
Their father, Gary Clarence, a director at City bank Investec, was on holiday in South Africa with members of his family, including the couple's eight-year-old daughter, when he was told about the deaths of his children. | Their father, Gary Clarence, a director at City bank Investec, was on holiday in South Africa with members of his family, including the couple's eight-year-old daughter, when he was told about the deaths of his children. |
In a statement he said it was an "extreme tragedy" with devastating consequences. | In a statement he said it was an "extreme tragedy" with devastating consequences. |
The BBC was earlier told that Mrs Clarence, a graphic designer, had given up her job to care full-time for the three children, who had the life-limiting genetic disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy. |