This episode is one of the most heart breaking and complex cases we've ever covered—the tragedy of the Clarence children. In 2014, Tania Clarence, a devoted mother caring for three severely disabled children, reached an unimaginable breaking point.

What led to this tragedy? How did a mother, battling exhaustion and isolation, fall through the cracks of a failing system? And what lessons can be learned from the serious case review that followed?

This episode could be an incredibly difficult listen, and we won't be mad if you’re affected by discussions of mental health crises or child loss and decide against this one!

Before we dive into it, expect a chat about misadventures, questionable WhatsApp messages, and Richard’s near-disastrous lads' holiday (because trust us, you’ll need it).

Sources include:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34898895

https://www.hundredfamilies.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/r-v-clarence-.pdf

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tania-clarence-trial-her-children-lay-dead-in-their-beds-toys-arranged-lovingly-around-them-9862448.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/23/husband-of-tania-clarence-rejects-report-into-childrens-deaths

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/12011350/Tania-Clarence-serious-case-review-into-mother-who-smothered-three-children.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/tania-clarence-sentenced-depressed-new-malden-mother-detained-under-hospital-order-for-killing-her-three-disabled-children-9867666.html

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/mother-tania-clarence-who-killed-three-children-handed-hospital-order-9867476.html

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/apr/24/friends-speak-tania-clarence-struggle-care-disabled-children

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/professionals-missed-chances-to-save-tragic-trio-from-mother/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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