Multiple reports describe the case of Lee Ford, who is accused of killing four children in Cornwall in 2000. The children—Sarah Jane, Anne Marie, Steven, and Craig—are reported to have died on or around 30 August 2000 in the Cornish village of Carnkie. The accounts say their mother, Lesley, was killed first, described as being bludgeoned to death, and that the children died afterward. One report includes the perspective of the grieving father, who recounts the events and the deaths of the children. The articles consistently state that Ford is responsible for all four child deaths and links the killings to the earlier killing of their mother. The reports also align on the broad timeline (on or around late August 2000) and the location (Carnkie, Cornwall). While the cited sources provide limited additional detail beyond the summary of the alleged sequence of events, they agree on the identities of the victims, the date and place of the deaths, and the central claim that Ford killed both the mother and the four children.