Samantha Ford: Depressed mother who drowned her toddlers in the bath out of 'anger' at estranged husband jailed for 10 years
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A depressed mother who drowned her 23-month-old twins in the bath out of “anger” at her estranged husband has been jailed for 10 years. Before their split, Ford told her husband: “You have ripped my world apart now we are nothing but a miserable, broken family growing up in a shithole.” Relatives said her mental health declined rapidly after the break-up. He told the court Ford had feelings of “anger and betrayal” towards her estranged husband and wanted “revenge” when she killed their children. She added: “She was a good caring loving attentive mother by every account and her marriage to Steven Ford was also a rather successful one.” Mr Justice Edis told Samantha Ford: “The horror of what happened does not need any explanation by me.
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