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A mother accused of drowning and strangling her three young children two years ago has starved herself to death in prison before she could be tried for their murders.Sonia Blanchette, 35, allegedly killed her daughters Anaïs, two, and Laurélie, five, as well as her son Loïc, who was four years old, in a bath tub in her apartment after losing custody of them.They were found dead in Blanchette's apartment in Drummondville, near Montreal, Quebec, in December 2012.Coroners said Anaïs and Loïc drowned, while Laurélie, the eldest, died from strangulation and drowning.She had lost custody of them to their father earlier in the year, and was only allowed to see them at weekends.Blanchette was charged with first degree murder and has been awaiting trial for more than two years - but according to lawyers she decided to starve herself to death rather than face a jury.According to the Globe and Mail, she decided to stop eating on the second anniversary of her children's death.Prison officials shipped her to a psychiatric facility, and had reportedly planned to keep her alive by force-feeding her through a tube - until her lawyer stopped them.Attorney Jean-Pierre Ménard said he intervened so Blanchette would be allowed to kill herself. Under Quebec law, anybody deemed mentally competent is allowed to refuse treatment of any kin
Her biggest hope was to rejoin her children.'
Other than joining them in the soil, she'll never join them in the afterlife.
