Name: Olivia Clarence.
Age at death: 4.
Name: Ben Clarence.
Age at death: 3.
Name: Max Clarence.
Age at death: 3.
Died: April 22, 2014.
Cause of death: Smothered.
Location: New Malden, London, UK.
Disability: Spinal muscular atrophy type 2.
Details:
When twins Ben and Max were babies, their mother had requested DNR orders on them and Olivia; later on there were allegations that she had been tampering with their medical equipment, neglecting, and emotionally abusing her children. These allegations were dropped.
Oliva, Ben, and Max were all smothered by their mother when Olivia was four and Ben and Max were three years old.
Case status:
Tania Clarence (mother) pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility, and was hospitalized.
Source:
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