Mother said she was suicidal before killing herself and daughter, 9

A mother who took her own life and that of her nine-year-old daughter had given health professionals advance warning of her intentions, a report revealed today.

Mother said she was suicidal before killing herself and daughter, 9

A 40-year-old mother who killed her daughter and then herself had told her doctor that she thought about committing suicide and "taking her daughter with her", but the notes alerting other medical staff to these details were lost until after the tragedy.

Two days after the bodies of Madeleine O'Neill and her daughter Lauren were found in their Carryduff home, on the outskirts of Belfast, in July 2005 the notes were retrieved.

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