British mom faces charges of murdering her twins on Christmas
A British mother has been charged by a court in southern England of murdering her twins during Christmas holidays.
The Canterbury Magistrates' Court, in Kent, on Saturday heard charges against Samantha Ford who had allegedly killed Jake and Chloe Ford, her twins, on Boxing Day.
The mother was arrested on Thursday, 27 December, after the twins were found dead at a home in Margate in the early hours of the morning.
Before she was arrested, the mother had been involved in a car crash and taken to hospital where she was treated for minor injuries. Police then visited Ford’s home in Kent out of concern for its occupants only to find the children. The twins were pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
The magistrate court decided to remand the mother, who was present during the hearing, in custody until Monday when she will appear at Maidstone Crown Court.
Homicide rates are at record high levels in the United Kingdom as experts believe issues like poverty and rampant drug use and trafficking are playing a role. Opposition parties and rights activists have also blamed the government for its cuts to police budget, saying an understaffed police force in London and other large cities is becoming increasingly unable to see to all emergencies that lead to murder or manslaughter.
The number of homicides recorded in London in 2018 has already exceeded a 10-year record of 154, many of them caused by stabbings or other forms of violence involving knife crime.
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