article_snippet: so their eldest daughter could be alone with the three youngest children while their eldest daughter husband and older daughter were away.
article_snippet: After asphyxiating the three youngest children in the three youngest children beds, their eldest daughter made what was described in court as a ‘determined effort’ to kill their eldest daughter.
article_snippet: The judge said the evidence of their eldest daughter diminished responsibility for the children
article_snippet: Psychiatrists had explained ‘in compelling detail’ that their eldest daughter mental illness had substantially impaired their eldest daughter ability to form a rational judgment.
article_snippet: The judge said their eldest daughter was a dedicated and caring mother who loved their eldest daughter children but had been overwhelmed by the challenge of caring for her children.
article_snippet: her husband left the Old Bailey saying the killings were ‘a tragedy from which lessons need to be learnt’.
article_snippet: her husband said at the time: