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| Child murders accused mother Tania Clarence held in secure hospital | Child murders accused mother Tania Clarence held in secure hospital |
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| A mother charged with killing three of her children has been remanded under the mental health act to a secure hospital. | A mother charged with killing three of her children has been remanded under the mental health act to a secure hospital. |
| Tania Clarence, 42, appeared at the Old Bailey via a video-link accused of killing her three-year-old twin sons and four-year-old daughter. | Tania Clarence, 42, appeared at the Old Bailey via a video-link accused of killing her three-year-old twin sons and four-year-old daughter. |
| The disabled children were found at their home in New Malden, south-west London, on 22 April. | The disabled children were found at their home in New Malden, south-west London, on 22 April. |
| The bail hearing also heard the cause of death was probably suffocation. | The bail hearing also heard the cause of death was probably suffocation. |
| Tests due | Tests due |
| Mrs Clarence is accused of three counts of murdering a child aged over one year old between 20 April and 23 April. | |
| Her sons Ben and Max and daughter Olivia all suffered from type 2 spinal muscular atrophy. | |
| Judge Brian Barker, the Recorder of London, allowed Mrs Clarence to be released from prison, and remanded her to a secure hospital because it was an "exceptional case" and to allow her to receive hospital treatment. | Judge Brian Barker, the Recorder of London, allowed Mrs Clarence to be released from prison, and remanded her to a secure hospital because it was an "exceptional case" and to allow her to receive hospital treatment. |
| "It isn't bail, but what we are doing is ordering for her to be subject to a Section 35 Order under the Mental Health Act, so she can then be remanded effectively for review of her condition," he said. | "It isn't bail, but what we are doing is ordering for her to be subject to a Section 35 Order under the Mental Health Act, so she can then be remanded effectively for review of her condition," he said. |
| The court heard police are awaiting the results of toxicology tests on the children before a definite cause of death can be established. | The court heard police are awaiting the results of toxicology tests on the children before a definite cause of death can be established. |
| The court heard the children's father Gary Clarence was away in the family's native South Africa with their eldest daughter, Taya, at the time of the deaths. | The court heard the children's father Gary Clarence was away in the family's native South Africa with their eldest daughter, Taya, at the time of the deaths. |
| A hearing where Mrs Clarence could enter a plea will take place at the Old Bailey on 15 May. | A hearing where Mrs Clarence could enter a plea will take place at the Old Bailey on 15 May. |