The husband of a depressed mother who killed her three young disabled children has criticised medical professionals for the constant pressure placed on the family to submit the children to operations and other interventions. Tania Clarence, 43 admitted manslaughter of her three-year-old twin sons Ben and Max, and four-year-old daughter Olivia, aged four, due to diminished responsibility. Clarence, 43 was given an indefinite hospital order at the Old Bailey today. All three suffered from the genetic condition type 2 spinal muscular atrophy, sometimes described as ‘floppy baby syndrome’, which can dramatically shorten life expectancy and can leave children with little control over their movements. Her husband Gary was in South Africa with the couple’s eldest child Taya Grace, eight, who is not disabled, at the time. During the trial, the court heard from prosecutor Zoe Johnson QC that Clarence and her husband believed that the only appropriate care for their children was palliative care [but] the children had not reached the stage when palliative care was required.
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 23:09:59 +0000
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