Mother kills her 3 children , dies of hunger strike

A 35-year-old Canadian woman accused of killing her three children on Saturday died in a prison near Montreal, after refusing to eat.

Sonia Blanchette died only hours before she was scheduled to appear in court on charges she killed her three young children in 2012.
The children, aged 5, 4 and 2, lived with their father, but every second weekend were allowed to spend a few hours with their mother, as long as Blanchette’s mother was also present.
During one of those visits, Blanchette’s mother left the house on an errand.
Police said Blanchette drowned the two younger children in the bath while her mother was out.
A coroner said the youngest died of a combination of drowning and strangulation.
Blanchette reportedly weighed only 36 kilos when she died.
She had been hospitalized on Dec. 19 in failing health because she refused to eat.
Prison officials initially ordered Blanchette to be force-fed through a feeding tube, but changed their mind after her lawyers said that was against her will.