Sophie Smith-Holland specialist barrister in both public law children proceedings and private law disputes publishes a case summary for Family Law Week about a desperately sad care case concerning three children, P (14), Q (8) and R (6). AB was their mother and step-mother. She had been murdered by her husband, CD. He was sentenced to serve a minimum of 18 years before being eligible to be considered for parole. The children had been in foster care under ICOs since CD had been arrested.