FIFTEEN cans of lager a day, violent rows and a cramped family home - this is the squalid life of Britain's 'worst parents' who lost three kids in just two years.

The couple, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, have been allowed to keep custody of their remaining four kids despite the tragic deaths of their twins and 10-week-old baby.

Their first set of twins, born in 2015, died at just three days old and 16 months old - both premature deaths after the mum downed alcohol throughout her pregnancy.

During that period, the couple's daughter - known as 'Child M' - died aged just 10 weeks after they left her strapped to a car seat in a hotel room for 15 hours while they went boozing.

The couple, who cannot be named for legal reasons, can now be revealed as a binge-drinking, chain-smoking pair who lived in a squalid two-bed house crammed with nine people.

As well as the home being riddled with alcohol abuse and violence, the dad also has an "extensive" criminal history spanning 13 years with offences for assault, theft, fraud, damage and firearms.

He also served a 30-month jail-term for robbery in 2013 - before getting back together with his partner upon his release in August 2014.

The couple went on to have four kids together - two sets of twins born in June 2015 and May 2016 respectively. Three of those kids have now died.

The pair also look after three remaining kids - all of primary school age - which mum had from previous relationships.

Despite their responsibilities, the couple have a turbulent life with cops being called to their home on numerous occasions to investigate "alcohol and aggression" related incidents.

The dad has admitted to downing 15 cans of beer each night, while the mum openly confessed to drinking heavily and smoking throughout all her pregnancies.

Social service workers - who were aware of the parents' alcohol misuse - said the dad would often "disappear for days on end", leaving their family life "unstable".

And the mum suffered two black eyes in a punch-up at a local shop in front of her kids just days before she was headbutted in the street.

They are just a couple of many violent rows the pair have been embroiled in over the years including a number of family feuds that resulted in alleged threats of stabbing.

The kids have suffered from the chaotic lifestyle - with social workers raising concerns over the "lack of milk feeds" to some babies and one child expressing a desire to "take pills" at school.

Both parents are known to struggle with depression and mental health - seeking help after the death of their firstborn but not being given enough support by care workers.

Despite the string of family issues, no criminal charges have ever been brought against the couple and social services say the parents can keep custody of their four remaining kids.

Here we lift the lid on their volatile family life, after a Wigan Safeguarding Children Board report exposed the harrowing circumstances surrounding their baby girl's death.

BOOZED-UP AND PROUD
The pair are both big drinkers, with the dad going on boozy benders lasting days and the mum admitting to drinking throughout her pregnancies.

Social workers have a long record of their "alcohol misuse" with the dad downing 15 cans of lager a night at one point and the mum drinking twice the recommended limit for women each week.

When she was 20 weeks pregnant with her first set of twins, who both later died, blood tests showed high levels of alcohol in her bloodstream.

Nurses at a local intensive care unit also recall her smelling of “stale alcohol” when she visited her sick twins in hospital.

And health officials said that she sounded drunk during two phone calls following the birth of her second set of twins.

On the night of Child M's death the couple chose to down beer in the hotel bar of the holiday park they were staying - leaving the three older kids to check on the younger tots.

Empty cans of lager and beer bottles were later found in the family's room.

CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS SPANNING 13 YEARS
The dad has a violent "extensive" criminal past spanning 13 years.

Between 2000 and 2013, he was in trouble with cops for assault, damage, theft, fraud, robbery, firearms, and a court offence.

He served a 30-month jail-term for the robbery charge, reigniting his relationship with the mum following his release from prison in August 2014.

Probation Services said he had used alcohol as a "coping mechanism to support his mental health and emotional challenges".

They said: "A variety of punishments were levied against him including reprimands, warnings and a thirty-month prison sentence for robbery.

"At the time of his custodial sentence he was assessed by Probation Services as a high risk of serious harm to the public and had no stable protective factors in his life."

However it adds: "He was assessed as a low risk to children."

VIOLENT FAMILY ROWS
In the early days of their relationship, the mum was subjected to two assaults.

She claims these were a result of their newly formed relationship.

While no domestic abuse was ever officially recorded, the dad is known to struggle with his temper and "punch walls in anger".

He also has a tempestuous relationship with his own mum and brother - regularly resulting in violent arguments.

In August 2015, the police were called to one dispute between him and his brother. Both were described as being “very drunk”.

The report reveals: "The incident was initially called in by a male caller as 'a male stabbed by girlfriend', however the caller hung up."

The Police Operator rang back, and a different male explained that no-one had been stabbed. Police attended the address where father was outside.

"He made no allegations and had no apparent injuries."

Then, in September 2015, a 12-year-old passer-by called the cops to report a "domestic".

It was a heated argument between the dad and his own mum - with the dad fleeing the scene before cops arrived.

"There was no suggestion of any assault or threats other than a public verbal argument. Father had a previous history of conflict with his own mother," the report said.

CHAOTIC LIFESTYLE
The parents have a turbulent home life - at one point living in a small two-bed home with nine people cramped inside.

They were forced to move into the maternal grandparent's home after flooding wrecked their Wigan property - but it led to dangerous overcrowding.

The report reveals: "Extensive housing repairs were ongoing. She was staying at father’s home with her 4 children including an infant with complex needs, who at the time needed oxygen therapy.

"The house was overcrowded with 9 people living in a 2-bedroom house.

"The living environment was clearly not suitable for the children.

"Overcrowding and safer sleeping arrangements should have been a concern."

The dad - who split his time between the mum and living with his own parents - was known to regularly "disappear".

The couple are said to have "experienced significant relationship difficulties partly due to bereavement", up to the point of Child M’s death.

The report says: "The parental relationship was not always stable, with father disappearing for periods of time and mother left to care for her six children alone.

"It was known that mother found it difficult to keep track of him and he would go missing for days at a time, sometimes on drinking binges."

The dad was described in the report as a “hidden male". It added: "Professionals saw him but tended to focus their intervention on mother".

In November 2015, the GP received a telephone call from a nurse who expressed concerns that mother “is very run down and her partner goes out drinking and isn’t very supportive”.

KIDS' HEALTH AT RISK
Some of the kids were born extremely prematurely and have suffered health issues after the mum downed booze during her pregnancy.

Child M’s growth was described as "sub-optimum" and the newborn "remained small".

The tot was in the high-risk category of infants at risk of sudden and unexpected infant death because of this.

The infant's risk was heightened by the fact they were from a multiple birth and living in a household where there was smoking and alcohol use.

Health workers also previously expressed fears the mum was not feeding her babies equally.

In the 24 hours prior to Child M’s death the infant had only three feeds.

While the older kids - of primary school age - all made "satisfactory progress" with their education, there was one incident where when one child admitted they "wanted to take pills".

The report added: "There was a successful intervention with the child responding well to the support."

EMOTIONALLY DAMAGED
Following the birth of the first set of twins, the mum's mental and emotional health was described as "understandably compromised".

The dad had a significant history of "challenging behaviours" that were linked to his alcohol misuse and mental health challenges.

The report states: "Professionals advised he appeared at times to be quite immature and would get irate then argued with mother.

"His reactions could be volatile, and he was known to punch walls in anger, although there were no notifications, professional concerns or disclosures in respect of domestic abuse against Child M’s mother."

In August 2014, following his release from jail, the dad consistently approached his GP for support inrespect of his mental health.

He was diagnosed with a moderately severe depression and was prescribed medication but the GP was not aware of the significance of the father’s criminal history.