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Tania Clarence: Murder charges over dead children dropped | Tania Clarence: Murder charges over dead children dropped |
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A mother who admitted killing her three young disabled children will not face murder charges. | A mother who admitted killing her three young disabled children will not face murder charges. |
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has accepted Tania Clarence's guilty plea to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, the Old Bailey has heard. | The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has accepted Tania Clarence's guilty plea to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility, the Old Bailey has heard. |
The 42-year-old mother from New Malden, south-west London, has denied murder. | The 42-year-old mother from New Malden, south-west London, has denied murder. |
The children, who all had type 2 spinal muscular atrophy, were found at their home on 22 April. | The children, who all had type 2 spinal muscular atrophy, were found at their home on 22 April. |
The prosecution said Mrs Clarence killed her three-year-old twin sons Ben and Max and daughter Olivia, aged four, because she was depressed and wanted to end their suffering. | |
Mrs Clarence, who was not in court, will be sentenced on 14 November. |