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Home again: Just four months after admitting killing her three terminally ill ch
ildren at her 1.2m family house - the first picture of banker's wife at centre of
tragedy with her only surviving child
By Martin Beckford and Amanda PerThen for The Mail on Sunday 22:00 07 Mar 2015,
updated 23:29 07 Mar 2015
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Tania Clarence killed her three young severely disabled children last year
She admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility
A court heard the tragic killings were the product of her mental illness
Old Bailey judge imposed what is known as a Hospital Order in November
The 43-year-old has now been allowed to return to the family home
She was seen at the house with girl believed to be her only surviving child
When Tania Clarence killed her three young severely disabled children
overwhelme
d by the terrible strain of looking after them their tragic deaths shocked the n
ation and inspired a wave of sympathy for her and her family.
Four months ago she pleaded guilty on the grounds of diminished responsibility t
o the manslaughter of her three-year-old twin sons and four-year-old daughter.
She was sentenced by an Old Bailey judge to be detained in a psychiatric hospita

l until her recovery was complete. Now The Mail on Sunday can reveal that she ha
s been allowed to return to the family home where the killings took place.
The 43-year-old was pictured with a young girl believed to be her surviving daug
hter
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The 43-year-old was pictured with a young girl believed to be her surviving daug
hter
Tania Clarence has been pictured at the family home where she killed her three y
oung disabled children
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Tania Clarence has been pictured at the family home where she killed her three y
oung disabled children
At the court hearing in November, Mrs Clarence was described as a loving and car
ing mother who had smothered twins Max and Ben and daughter Olivia while in the
grip of a severe bout of mental illness brought on by what Mr Justice Sweeney ca
lled the unbearable pressure of caring for them.
Mrs Clarence s solicitor said it was one of the saddest cases to come before the c
riminal courts.
Her client s plea was accepted by the prosecution and the judge imposed a sentence
known as a Hospital Order. He ruled that the 43-year-old would need psychiatric
treatment and therapy for the foreseeable future and would not be released until
she had recovered from her illness.
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Last week she was photographed for the first time at the house in New Malden, Su
rrey, where the killings took place. Wearing blue jeans and a dark top and looki
ng like any other mother on the afternoon school run, she arrived at the 1.2 mill
ion detached property in a Hyundai people carrier with a small suitcase on wheel
s and what appeared to be a bag of shopping.
She was accompanied by another woman and a young girl
thought to be her only sur
viving child, who was eight years old when the terrible events occurred last Apr
il. All three went into the seven-bedroom house and the unidentified woman left
half an hour later, driving off in a silver Mazda.
Mrs Clarence declined to comment when she was approached by
orter but her husband Gary, when told that an article about
prepared for publication this weekend, said: Okay, fine.
Family man: Gary Clarence with his three-year-old twin sons
ence, 45, is standing by his wife
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Family man: Gary Clarence with his three-year-old twin sons
ence, 45, is standing by his wife

a Mail on Sunday rep

the family was being
Max and Ben. Mr Clar
Max and Ben. Mr Clar

The South African-born investment banker was on a trip to his home country with
their eldest daughter when the killings took place. It is understood that his wi
fe was given a temporary licence several weeks ago to leave the hospital where s
he is being treated and has been returning home on a regular basis at weekends.
Max, Ben and Olivia all had spinal muscular atrophy, which is a devastating musc
le-wasting illness sometimes referred to as floppy baby syndrome . The surviving da
ughter does not have the condition. Mrs Clarence, who was severely depressed at

the time, lied to the family nanny so she could be alone with the three youngest
children while her husband and older daughter were away.
After asphyxiating them in their beds, she made what was described in court as a
determined effort to kill herself.
The judge said the evidence of her diminished responsibility for the children s de
aths was clear and convincing . Psychiatrists had explained in compelling detail
her mental illness had substantially impaired her ability to form a rational ju
dgment.
The judge said she was a dedicated and caring mother who loved her children but
had been overwhelmed by the challenge of caring for them.
Last night the NHS trust responsible for Mrs Clarence s treatment declined to comm
ent on the grounds of patient confidentiality. The hospital where she is being t
reated also cannot be named for legal reasons.
Up to 60 therapists, doctors, nurses and other specialists had been involved wit
h the family over the years, sometimes arriving at the house unannounced and lea
ving Mrs Clarence feeling insecure and upset, the court was told.
She had frequently clashed with doctors over the children s treatment and there wa
s criticism during the hearing of the way that health professionals had dealt wi
th the family.
It emerged that Mrs Clarence felt she was being pressed into agreeing to intrusi
ve operations and medical procedures for the children that she thought were inap
propriate.
She and her husband were said to want to put quality of life above longevity for
Ben, Max and Olivia but some medical experts in contact with the family disagre
ed.
Tragic: Floral tributes left last April at the family home in Surrey where Mrs C
larence killed her three children
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Tragic: Floral tributes left last April at the family home in Surrey where Mrs C
larence killed her three children
Court date: Mrs Clarence shown as she enters her guilty plea at the Old Bailey.
A judge told how the killings were the result of her mental illness
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Court date: Mrs Clarence shown as she enters her guilty plea at the Old Bailey.
A judge told how the killings were the result of her mental illness
Solicitor Richard Egan on Tania's 'daily struggle' (archive)
The standard of care and support the family received is now the subject of a ser
ious case review by Kingston-upon-Thames Council. After smothering the twins in
their beds and surrounding their bodies with toys, Mrs Clarence wrote a letter t
o her husband telling him that she also intended to kill Olivia.
Gary, I need to tell you how difficult it is for me to take Liv s life...The boys w
ere bad enough. I am struggling with Liv.
I waited until the boys were asleep, the same with Liv. If I could take my own li
fe and leave her to wait for you, I would. Mr Clarence, 45, is standing by his wi
fe. He left the Old Bailey saying the killings were a tragedy from which lessons
need to be learnt .
He said at the time: Tania s depression was certainly not assisted by the constant
pressure placed on the family by some individuals within the medical profession

that

and social services.

The South African couple met at university in Stellenbosch. She was training to
be a graphic designer. His family owns a hotel and conference centre in Johannes
burg.
As an adult Mrs Clarence had suffered from depression
which also affected severa
l of her relatives. She had also been involved in an abusive relationship with a l
ongstanding boyfriend before her marriage.
The Clarences moved to Britain 20 years ago and settled in South-West London bef
ore moving to New Malden, where they spent thousands of pounds adapting the hous
e to the needs of their disabled children.
Imposing the Hospital Order at the Old Bailey in November, Mr Justice Sweeney to
ld Mrs Clarence: This was [not] a mercy killing in the sense in which that phrase
is normally used.
The children did not ask to be killed and you did not, and do not, seek to justif
y your actions as being justified in mercy. What you did was the product of your
mental illness.

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