This Sunday, on Father’s day, father of two Brian Philcox took his two children out for the day and then murdered them and killed himself by filling their car with carbon monoxide. Brian was going through a very messy divorce according to his friends. His children, Owen (3) and Amy (7) were both found dead with their father in his car in North Wales.

He’d picked them up that morning from their home in Cheshire.

The incredible thing is that Brian Philcox has children from previous relationships, so he’s left behind children without a father.

What is it about divorce that drives some people to do this sort of thing? Also, with Brian killing himself and his two children it’s harmed the chances of other fathers who are struggling to have access to their children. Understandably mothers who were reluctant to let the fathers have unsupervised access will be even more hesitant to do so now.

Clive Bellmore