South African doctor Lauren Dickason was found guilty of murder in the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand on Wednesday, 16 August. Photos: Facebook/LaurenDickason
Disturbing details of how Lauren Dickason allegedly killed her three daughters emerge in a New Zealand court on Monday. Here is the latest.
South African doctor Lauren Dickason was found guilty of murder in the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand on Wednesday, 16 August. Photos: Facebook/LaurenDickason
The trial against the 43-year-old South African doctor Lauren Dickason started in New Zealand on Monday.
Disturbing details of how Lauren Dickason allegedly killed her three daughters emerged in court on Monday.
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She is accused of murdering Liané, 6, Maya, 2, and Karla, 2, on September 16, 2021 – soon after the South African family’s arrival in Timaru.
According to reports, she has been held in custody at a psychiatric unit at Christchurch’s Hillmorton Hospital.
Lauren will rely on an insanity and infanticide defence.
Her trial before Justice Cameron Mander is set for three weeks.
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Here are the disturbing details that were heard on Monday:
The murders reportedly occurred only 20 minutes after her husband Graham left the house.
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According to the New Zealand Herald, Lauren had struggled to fall pregnant and had gone through several rounds of in vitro fertilisation (IVF). She had miscarried before giving birth to Liané.
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She had struggled with mental health after Liané’s birth, the court heard and had later conceived the twins during another round of IVF.