article_snippet: You were clearly intent on killing yourself and your two little children,' Judge David Hale said. '
article_snippet: You were on that day, without doubt, in mental turmoil.'
article_snippet: Judge David Hale said: 'The fact remains that you intended to kill your children and yourself by setting fire to the house. '
article_snippet: If it were not for the tenacity of your daughter, determined to live, you may well have succeeded.'
article_snippet: Had The sentence not been for the swift actions of neighbours, the events of that night could have ended tragically. '
article_snippet: I'd like to thank members of the public who assisted both on the night and during the course of this investigation which was both complex and distressing.'
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