Mother ‘can start to grieve for children’

DONNA ANTHONY can now finally start grieving for her two children, after serving almost seven years in jail following her wrongful conviction for their deaths, her solicitor said.

The 31-year-old was jailed for life at Bristol Crown Court in 1998 for the murder of her 11-month-old daughter Jordan in February 1996 and four-month-old son Michael in March 1997.

An ashen-faced Ms Anthony did not speak as she emerged from London’s High Court. Her solicitor George Hawks read out a statement on her behalf.