Fiona Anderson fell to her death in April after she allegedly killed her three children
The parents of Fiona Anderson, who suffered fatal head injuries on April 15, appealed to the father of the children to grant Ms Anderson's last wish.
The 23-year-old mother had written messages on the walls of her home asking to be buried with her children shortly before she died last month.
Officers found her children - Levina, three, Addy, two, and 11-month-old Kyden - dead at their home in Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Ms Anderson's father Michael Anderson said in a pre-recorded interview shown on ITV's Daybreak this morning: 'She'd written that the children were asleep in their bed all together, all tucked up with their bears.
'They were all looking very peaceful and happy together.
'And she also wrote "please bury us together, we want to be together to keep them safe".'
The father of the children, Craig McLelland, reportedly does not want his children to be buried with their mother.
Mr McLelland had recently separated from Ms Anderson, who was depressed at the time of her death, according to neighbours.
Mr Anderson said: 'We must understand that that was not Fiona, Fiona would never have done anything to hurt her children.
'So that evening, Fiona, whatever happened, she had in her mind that what she was doing was correct.
Kyden McLelland (left), who was 11-months-old and Levina McLelland, three. It is not known how they died
Happy siblings: Levina, Kyden and Addy in Halloween fancy dress
'She was looking after the children and she wants to be with the children to look after them still. Everybody must understand that.'
CCTV images showed eight-months pregnant Ms Anderson walking around Lowestoft holding a teddy bear and wearing a white coat shortly before she was found.
Her mother Kerry said Fiona seemed happy when she last saw her.
Mrs Anderson said: 'She adored the children. Everything was the children, they were just everything to her.'
The heartbroken mother said she reacted with disbelief when she heard the news, saying: 'Things like that just don't happen.'
Both parents were emotional during their interview, and Mr Anderson said they would be unable to move on from their grief until their daughter is buried.
Fiona's parents Kerry and Michael Anderson are
urging the children's father Craig McLelland to allow the children to be
buried with their mother
The heartbroken mother said she reacted with disbelief when she heard the news of Fiona and her children's deaths
He said: 'Until we can actually bury our daughter we can't even comprehend going forward.'
Speaking on ITV's Daybreak this morning, Mirror columnist Fiona Phillips, who interviewed Michael and Kerry Anderson, said: 'Obviously Craig, the children's father, must be hurting too and Michael and Kerry realise that and the reason they wanted to do this interview is they're appealing to Craig.'
At the time of her tragic death, Fiona's parents and her sisters Claire and Laura Anderson said that 'life was sometimes overwhelming' for her.
In a statement, they said: 'Fiona was a beautiful, intelligent girl and a loving and caring person, but she had suffered from mental illness since she was young and we believe she was driven to her actions yesterday.
'This was not our Fiona - she was not herself. She cared passionately about others but often brought stress on herself by caring too much. She was gentle but ended up under too much pressure.
Family: Father Craig McLellan pictured with his
children (left to right) Addy Kyden and Levina. The three were found
dead in their mother's flat
Precious: Levina in school uniform and a smiling Addy enjoying a joke
Innocent: Addy McLelland was just two. He was found dead at the flat with his brother and sister
They added: 'She was really popular but just didn't believe she was and had forgotten there were people there that could help her.
'We wish more had been done to recognise her mental health problems.'
The inquest into the deaths of Ms Anderson and her children was adjourned last month.
Fiona Anderson is thought to have penned
messages in green felt tip after she allegedly killed the children and
fell to her death
The father of the children, Craig McLelland, reportedly does not want his children to be buried with their mother
After allegedly penning the messages, CCTV
images showed eight-months pregnant Ms Anderson walking around Lowestoft
holding a teddy bear before she was found
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