Opportunities missed to help mother who drowned twins, parents say
By Press Association 2021 Jake and Chloe Ford The parents of a mother who drowned her toddler twins have said there were “missed opportunities” to help their daughter as a coroner ruled the deaths as unlawful killing. Samantha Ford killed her 23-month-old children Jake and Chloe on Boxing Day 2018 at her home in Castle Drive, Margate, Kent, after her split from their father Steven Ford a few months beforehand. Mr Justice Edis sentenced Ford to 10 years at the Old Bailey in August 2019, to be served in a psychiatric unit. She had deni...