Over Concerns About Their Care, A Mother In Bolton Fatally Drugged Her Daughters.

An inquest heard that a mother who fatally drugged her two daughters before killing herself was afraid that if she left them behind, they would be taken into care.

Tiffany Stevens, 27, supplied fatal chemicals to Darcey Stevens, 18 months, and Casey-Lea Taylor, three years, at their house in 2019.

She then allegedly ingested a concoction of medications, according to the Bolton Coroner's Court.

Ms Stevens killed her two children before killing herself, according to Assistant Coroner Peter Sigee.

Their deaths were discovered on January 21, 2019, at a residence in Arthur Street, Little Lever, Bolton, and may have been there for a week, according to the inquest.

Ms Stevens had a "traumatic" background after being placed in foster care as a kid, according to the court, which led to her "dislike" and "trust" of social services.

She attempted suicide when she was 19 and was referred for mental health therapy at least eight times between 2011 and 2017, but she routinely failed to show up for appointments, according to the court.

She had also self-harmed in the past and had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

Dr. Adrian West, a forensic clinical psychologist, said Ms Stevens had a distrust of social services and was afraid that if she died and left her children behind, they would wind up in care.

"No matter how much we attempted to reason with her," Bobby-Jo recalled, her daughter "felt the world was crooked and awful."

Heather Ellis, a health visitor who met Ms Stevens after Casey-Lea was born, described her as a "kind and caring mother."

Mr Sigee came to the conclusion that Darcey was illegally killed without suffering through the use of a fatal drug.

Casey-Lea was likewise unjustly slain, without pain, by a mix of prescribed medications, according to him.

Ms Stevens was of sound mind when she murdered her daughters, according to him, and her conduct would have been considered murder.