A mother tried to kill both her children when her husband left the family after confessing to having an affair, a court was told. After putting her two children in her bed the mother climbed in and all three took a cocktail of strong tablets. As well as strong painkillers, they also allegedly took anti-depressants and sleeping tablets.
The 39-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, sent a suicide voicemail to her brother who immediately raised the alarm. Police, paramedics and the fire service rushed to their home in Uckfield, East Sussex. They found a 10-year-old boy lying unconscious on a vomit-covered bed with his eyes wide open.
Paramedics found his 13-year-old sister wandering around in a 'dazed and confused' state. Their mother was conscious but slurring her words and all three were rushed to hospital where they received emergency treatment. Today, the 39-year-old woman went on trial charged with two counts of attempted murder. Pictured: Lewes Crown Court.
Today, the 39-year-old woman went on trial charged with two counts of attempted murder. Lewes Crown Court heard the woman had become depressed after her husband announced he had been having an affair. He had left the family home in Uckfield earlier this year and had left the country to be with his mistress.
The court heard the woman was extremely upset by the breakdown on the marriage and had become depressed. The jury heard that on February 7 this year the woman had gathered medication from around the house and spoke to the children at teatime about her plan.
