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A woman has bravely spoken of her struggle to become a mother - and how the generosity of her sister may be the answer she s been searching for.
Coroner rejects claims Samantha Ford was failed by mental health teams before she killed her children in Margate
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Updated: 18:18, 15 January 2021
The father of twin babies drowned by their own mother says he can finally grieve in peace after a coroner rejected claims his estranged wife had been failed by mental health teams.
Samantha Ford was jailed for 10 years in 2019 for killing her 23-month-old children - Chloe and Jake - at their home in Margate on Boxing Day the year before.
Samantha Ford
The horrific crime was described as a twisted act of vengeance against her estranged husband when she appeared before the Old Bailey.
Mum who drowned baby twins said they gave her reason to live just days before
Samantha Ford drowned 23-month-old Chloe and Jake in December 2018
Mum Samantha Ford drowned her twins in the bathtub
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A mum who killed her twin babies on Boxing Day had told her therapist that her children were the main reason she hadn t taken her own life, before she cruelly stripped them of theirs, an inquest has heard.
Inquest hears how killer mum Samantha Ford told therapist her tragic twins gave her reason to live
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Updated: 17:50, 13 January 2021
A mum who drowned her twin babies in the bath had told a therapist days before that her children were the main reason she had not taken her own life, an inquest has been told.
Samantha Ford said she classed 23-month-old Chloe and Jake as her strong protective factors , giving her a reason to live in December 2018.
Samantha Ford killed her two baby twins in 2018
But four days later, on Boxing Day, the 39-year-old - who was struggling with the breakdown of her marriage - killed the twins at their Margate home.
Inquest hears killer mum Samantha Ford had suicidal thoughts but was calmer and more focused days before she drowned twins
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Updated: 20:04, 11 January 2021
The GP of a mum who drowned her children in the bath says she was calmer and more focused when he spoke to her five days before the tragedy.
But lawyers for Samantha Ford, who killed twins Chloe and Jake at her Margate home on Boxing Day 2018, say he missed a vital letter and information which painted a severe picture of her mental state.
Samantha Ford
The details emerged during an inquest into the deaths of the children, who were aged just 23 months old, which will examine all aspects of Fordâs interactions with healthcare professionals before her horrific crime.