Child-murders mum gets 32 years

9 August 2011 Last updated at 11:39 ET

The children’s bodies were found in holdalls in the boot of their mother’s car near their former home

A mother found guilty of murdering her two ng children has been sentenced to a minimum of 32 years in prison.

Fiona Donnison, 45, of Lightwater, Surrey, had denied the murder of Harry, aged three, and two-year-old Elise, in a trial at Lewes Crown Court.

Their bodies were found in holdalls in the boot of Donnison’s car, near the former family home in East Sussex.

Donnison was jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 32 years, following the killings in January 2010.

Judge Mr Justice Nicol described the murders as “deliberate and wicked acts”.

He said: “The premature end of such ng lives would have been a tragedy, but this was no accident.

“ killed them, who were their mother. Why did this defies logical explanation.

“It seems it can only have something to do with r feelings for Paul Donnison, the children’s father and r former partner.”

‘Ultimate pawns’

Donnison leaned forward against the wall of the dock with her head bowed as she was given two life sentences.

Earlier, she chose to stay in the cells as the jury returned its unanimous verdict.

Former City worker Donnison was given two life sentences for murdering her children

Jurors heard claims Donnison, a former City worker, used the children as the “ultimate pawns”, in her vendetta against their father.

Prosecutors told the court she smothered the children with their bedding before putting their bodies in the car.

Ms Donnison declined to give evidence herself during the trial.

But the defence argued she had suffered from depression at the time and said the charges should be reduced to manslaughter.

Jurors heard from mental health professionals who said she swallowed a blade from a pencil sharpener earlier this year, could not remember events surrounding the deaths and could not bring herself to say the children’s names.

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