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Ill woman killed son and daughter Psychotic mother killed children
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A woman who admitted killing her son and daughter has been detained indefinitely. A mentally-ill woman who admitted killing her son and daughter has been detained indefinitely.
Vivian Gamor, 29, beat her son Antoine, 10, around the head and suffocated three-year-old Kenniece at their flat in Pembury Close, Hackney, east London. Vivian Gamor, 29, beat Antoine, 10, and suffocated Kenniece, three, at her home in Pembury Close, Hackney, east London, the Old Bailey heard.
Their bodies were found on 27 January when police were called to the flat.Their bodies were found on 27 January when police were called to the flat.
Gamor was held under the Mental Health Act after the Old Bailey judge agreed her responsibility was diminished through paranoid schizophrenia. Judge Peter Rook QC criticised Hackney Council, saying the tragedy could have been avoided had Gamor not been given unsupervised access to her children.
He said not enough weight had been given to the concerns of the children's father.
Gamor was held under the Mental Health Act after the judge agreed her responsibility was diminished through paranoid schizophrenia.
This is a tragic case which has been devastating for this family Fran PearsonHackney Council
The court heard she was being treated for a serious mental illness but at the time of the killings had not been taking anti-psychotic drugs.The court heard she was being treated for a serious mental illness but at the time of the killings had not been taking anti-psychotic drugs.
Judge Peter Rook QC criticised the involvement of Hackney's social services department. After she became ill in January 2006, the children lived full time with their father, Hackney Council said in a statement.
He said the case was a truly appalling tragedy that could have been avoided if Gamor had not been given unsupervised access to her children. After a spell in hospital in September, the council said she was responding well to medication and was thought to be making a good recovery.
He added not enough weight had been given to the concerns of the children's father. Her children started to spend more time with her again.
After the deaths, Hackney and City Safeguarding Children's Board ordered an inquiry to examine the role played by all agencies involved in Gamor's case.
Board chairman Fran Pearson said: "This is a tragic case which has been devastating for this family, and has affected everyone involved with it."
She said the board would consider any recommendations made in the Serious Case Review, which will be published next month.