Mother who killed her toddler twins will NOT face murder trial

Mother who killed her toddler twins then crashed her car on a dual carriageway will NOT face murder trial after court sees psychiatric reports Samantha Ford, 38, has admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility  It follows deaths of 23-month-old toddlers Jake and Chloe in Kent last December  She had been involved in smash with a lorry at 3am on December 27 last year She told them to check her home and police found the dying infants inside

By Mark Duell for MailOnline

Published: 10:35 BST, 11 June 2019 | Updated: 10:39 BST, 11 June 2019

A mother who killed her 23-month-old twin son and daughter will no longer face a murder trial, the Old Bailey heard today.

Samantha Ford, 38, admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility following the deaths of toddlers Jake and Chloe and the prosecution accepted her plea today.

She had been involved in a smash with a lorry on the London-bound carriageway of the A299 Thanet Way in Kent shortly before 3am on December 27. 

Samantha Ford, 38, was charged with murdering 23-month-old twins Jake and Chloe

Steven Ford at the Old Bailey today

Samantha Ford, 38, was charged with murdering 23-month-old twins Jake and Chloe after police found the infants. Her husband Steven Ford is pictured (right) at the Old Bailey today

Steven Ford (right) her husband of five years, previously paid tribute to the twins on Facebook

Steven Ford (right) her husband of five years, previously paid tribute to the twins on Facebook

When police arrived at Mrs Ford's home in Margate, Kent, they found the toddlers dead

When police arrived at Mrs Ford's home in Margate, Kent, they found the toddlers dead

When rescuers arrived, she told them to check her home in Westwood, near Margate, because her babies were there.

Police found the dying infants inside and paramedics tried to save them, but they were pronounced dead at hospital.

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