Lauren Dickason to appeal murder conviction
The South African doctor jailed for murdering her three little girls at their home in New Zealand is appealing her convictions.
In June, Lauren Dickason was sentenced to 18 years imprisonment by a Christchurch court for murdering her three young daughters in 2021.
In a statement to local media after her sentencing, Dickason said she had "failed" her children and her husband, who has since moved back to South Africa.
She pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder, mounting a defence of insanity or infanticide.
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The New Zealand Herald reported on Monday that Dickason is fighting against her convictions.
Her legal team filed a Notice of Appeal against Conviction in the Court of Appeal on the 23rd of July.
The grounds for the appeal are not yet known.
If the appeal is successful, a second trial could be held.
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