Complex sentence: Bamber visited the farm on the evening of 6 August, and told the court his parents had suggested to Sheila that the boys be placed in foster care, because of her mental-health problems.
Split into simpler sentences: Bamber visited the farm on the evening of 6 August. He told the court that his parents suggested to Sheila that evening that the boys be placed in foster care, because of her mental-health problems.