Depressed mother Tania Clarence, who smothered her three young disabled children as they slept before attempting suicide, was given a hospital order at the Old Bailey today after Judge Mr Justice Sweeney said she had been "overwhelmed".
Tania Clarence, the mother who killed her three disabled children before attempting suicide, has been sentenced to a hospital order.
Judge Justice Sweeney said she had been "overwhelmed" when she killed Olivia, four, and three-year-old Ben and Max as they slept at their home in New Malden, south west London in April.
All three of the children suffered from the life-limiting condition SMA type 2.
During a hearing at the Old Bailey last week, Ms Clarence wept as details of how she smothered her twin sons with a nappy emerged.
The prosecution described how the 43-year-old took the opportunity to kill the children when her husband and eldest daughter went on holiday.
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