Mother who killed her two babies while suffering post-natal depression returns after two years to £1.5million home in South London's 'Nappy Valley' - with the husband who has stood by her

Felicia Boots suffocated her ten-week-old son and 14-month-old daughter



She was suffering postnatal depression at time of the tragedy in May 2012

Judge spared her jail and sent her to psychiatric hospital until fit for release

36-year-old seen out walking in south west London, with husband Jeff, 36

Neighbours say they are pleased couple are recovering from the tragedy

Couple's friends 'are humbled by the strength of their relationship'

A mother who killed her two children while suffering from postnatal depression has been seen at her £1.5million home with the husband who stood by her throughout the tragedy.



Jewellery designer Felicia Boots suffocated the couple's ten-week-old son Mason and 14-month-old daughter Lily days after the family had moved into their new home in south west London, in May 2012.



Boots, 36 was suffering postnatal depression at the time and was under the delusion that her children were about to be taken away from her by social services.

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Felicia Boots, 36, who killed her two children while suffering from postnatal depression, has been seen for the first time since the tragedy with her banker husband Jeff, 36

She was spared jail when she was sentenced at the Old Bailey in London, and was instead detained in a psychiatric hospital until doctors deemed her fit for release.



At the time, a judge said a prison sentence would be 'wholly inappropriate'.

Mr Justice Fulford, who described Boots as 'someone who delighted in being a mother' had also told the court: ' This is an almost indescribably sad case.

'Although the results of Mrs Boots's actions were profoundly tragic given the loss of two young lives, what occurred was not criminal activity in the sense that expression is normally understood.

'I unreservedly accept that what she did to the two children, that she and her husband loved and nurtured, were the results of physical and biological factors beyond her control.'

Now, nearly two years after the tragedy, the 36-year-old has been seen in the neighbourhood where the incident occurred with her banker husband Jeff, 36



Residents in the area, known as ‘Nappy Valley’ because of its popularity with young, rich families, were surprised to see the couple return, but pleased that their lives looked to be getting back on track.

One neighbour, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Sun: ‘People thought she'd never return because the memories must be awful, but we're pleased that she appears to be recovering.



‘Those who know them are humbled by the strength of their relationship. It's a tribute to their character that they appear to be picking up the fragments of their lives.



‘Her treatment has clearly worked and you've got to hope they can find peace.’



Mrs Boots was suffering from post natal depression and feared her children would be taken away when she suffocated her ten-week-old son Mason (pictured) and 14-month-old daughter Lily Mr Boots had returned home to find his wife sitting in darkness, and his children lying side by side on the floor of a walk-in wardrobe

Boots was supported by her husband after she admitted two charges of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in October 2012.



At the time, she told the Old Bailey: ‘I will be eternally sorry ... but I am a good mum and I never meant this to happen.’



Her not guilty plea to two murder charges was accepted by prosecutor Ed Brown QC.



Her husband, who was in court, has stood by his wife.



On the night of the tragedy, he returned home from work to find the house in darkness and his wife sitting on the stairs, hugging herself.



He ran upstairs and found their children lying side by side on the floor of a walk-in wardrobe in the master bedroom of the semi-detached house. They had apparently been strangled, the Old Bailey heard.



Mr Boots was heard wailing: ‘My lovely son, my beautiful daughter. They have gone. Help me, help me, help me.’

Felicia Boots, pictured, was supported by her husband after she admitted two charges of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility in October 2012 Police at the family home. Mr Boots told officers at the scene that his wife was a good mother and he 'could not believe that she would do such a thing'

His wife had been diagnosed with postnatal depression after the birth of both children. She had been prescribed antidepressant medication and her condition outwardly appeared to be improving.



Hours before she killed her children she sent a photograph taken on her mobile phone of Lily to her husband, who took this as a sign that she was feeling better.



He was unaware that she had stopped taking the medication because she was worried about its side effects while breast feeding despite reassurances from her doctor.



Computer records show she made a series of Google searches about her concerns in the preceding weeks.



In a note found next to the bodies she ‘questioned how she could have done such a thing’.



She wrote how ‘she was scared and sorry’ and that her ‘life started to fall apart a few weeks before’.



Her husband called the emergency services but paramedics were unable to save the children.



His wife, who was ‘unsteady and weak on her feet’, was arrested.



Mr Boots told officers at the scene that his wife was a good mother and he ‘could not believe that she would do such a thing’.



The couple live in a £1.4million home in an area of south-west London known as Nappy Valley because it is popular with young, rich families