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SA triple murder accused mom to apply for bail─── 05:51 Tue, 29 Apr 2014
London - A South African woman accused of murdering three of her four children will apply for bail in the Central Criminal Court at 10am today.
Tania Clarence (42) has been charged with three counts of murder. The bodies of her three children, four-year-old Olivia and three-year-old twins Ben and Max were found at the family's home in New Malden, London last Tuesday.
All three suffered from the life-limiting genetic disorder Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Post-mortem examinations on the children have proved inconclusive. Scotland Yard said no cause of death could be established, adding that further tests would be carried out.
Clarence has already appeared in court once. Her husband Gary (43), an investment banker, was visiting relatives in Johannesburg at the time of the alleged murders, along with the couple’s eldest child who is thought not to have any health problems.
Meanwhile, it’s being reported that Tania tried committing suicide shortly before her arrest.
Unconfirmed reports suggest she was found in the bathroom with slit wrists.
A British newspaper claims the three children were suffocated in their beds.
EWN
