Postnatally depressed mother slits the throats of her children, then unsuccessfully tries to kill herself by drinking rate poison

A pregnant mother killed two of her children and tried to murder her six-month-old baby while suffering from severe post-natal depression, a court has heard.

Sasikala Navaneethan, 37, gave them alcohol and lay them side by side in age order before slitting their throats.

She dialled 999 after also trying to kill herself by slashing her wrists and drinking rat poison.

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