Tom Kark QC prosecutes mother who drowned twins

Samantha Ford drowned her 23-month-old twins, Jake and Chloe, on Boxing Day 2018.

The prosecution accepted Ms Ford’s plea of guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility; Mr Justice Edis will sentence Ms Ford on 16 August at the Old Bailey.

This matter received considerable coverage in the national press, please see the BBC, The Times, the Daily Mail, the Metro and the Evening Standard.

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