Charge over child deaths

A MOTHER appeared before a sheriff at a specially convened court at hospital in connection with the death of her children.

Theresa Riggi, 46, appeared on petition at a location at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Riggi, of Edinburgh, faced a murder charge at the brief hearing. She made no plea or declaration and she was fully committed to hospital under an assessment order. Such an order is made where it appears that an accused may be suffering from a mental disorder.