A woman has been charged with murder following the deaths of two children in Margate.
A statement from Kent Police said: “Samantha Ford, aged 37, was arrested and on December 28, following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service, was charged with two counts of murder.”
She has been remanded in custody to appear before Canterbury Magistrates’ Court on December 29.
Police said the children, who the force described only as young, were discovered at a property in the Kent coastal town of Margate in the early hours of Thursday.
Less than an hour before they were found and taken to hospital, the woman was involved in a car crash and taken to hospital.
Kent Police said in a statement: "At around 3.35am on Thursday December 27 2018 officers attended a property in Castle Drive, Margate, due to concerns for the welfare of the occupants.
"The South East Coast Ambulance Service also attended and two young children were taken to hospital, where they were later confirmed deceased.
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