Mother questioned over deaths of children was suffering depression, friends claim Howard Jones, 86, said he thought the added pressure of moving house, shortly after the birth of 10-week old Tej had been "just too much" for her. Mr Jones, who lived in the same apartment block, before they moved last month said: "They were a perfectly nice family. She used to come and sit in here when they first moved in three years ago. "When you spoke to her she always had a smile and a conversation, but the last time I saw her downstairs about two weeks ago I asked her how the move was going and she said "fine." That was it, nothing else. She didn't look happy. She wasn't her normal self by any means. You could tell by her eyes. If she had been we would have had a chat and a laugh, but we didn't. You could tell there was something wrong. He added: "She was certainly struggling again after the birth. That and the move, I think it was far, far too much for her. She used to say she missed her mother, but I suppose that's normal for anyone to miss their family when they don't live near them. Mrs Boots and her husband, who is an investment banker, are originally from Canada but moved to the UK several years ago with his job. Lat night Mr Boots" parents Barry and Christine were travelling to Britain from their home in Kitchener, Ontario, in order to comfort their devastated son. Neighbours in the leafy suburb said the couple had left in a hurry shortly after hearing about the tragedy. Mr Boots has a brother, David, who works in Toronto, but it was not clear whether he had travelled to Britain with the rest of the family.