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Mother Arrested for Murdering Her Three Disabled Children, Including Twin Boys

Tania Clarence, 42, has been arrested on suspicion of murder for killing her three disabled children after allegedly having a breakdown about providing them care and treatment.

Officials found the twin three year-old boys and their four-year-old sister dead in their apartment last night. Max, Ben and Olivia all reportedly were disabled and suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. Friends say Clarence was pregnant with the twin boys when she learned Olivia had the medical condition. Ref. Source 3

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Mother charged with triple murder

Mother charged with three counts of murder after three children found dead at house in south-west London Ref. BBC

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Mother Who Murdered Her Three Disabled Children, Including Twin Boys, Won't Face Charges

Tania Clarence was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of murder for killing her three disabled children after allegedly having a breakdown about providing them care and treatment. Now, she won't face murder charges. Ref. Source 2

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Too much to care for...

He concluded, "Although the term 'mercy killing' has no legal or psychiatric definition it is clear that Mrs. Clarence killed her three children because she was depressed and she wanted to end their suffering. At the time she committed the act she could not see any alternative or any way out of their joint suffering, both her suffering and the suffering of her children." Ref. Source 2

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This is a difficult case to judge legally and morally. If you are constantly watching your children suffering and there is no way out or seemingly no way out you might have a breakdown and end it. This is not the first time.