NZ court postpones case against SA mom accused of killing children
The case against a South African woman charged with the murder of her three young children in New Zealand has been postponed to next Friday.
Lauren Dickason (40) is on trial for the murder of her three daughters – Liané (6) and two-year-old twin sisters Maya and Karla.
The bodies of the three children were discovered by their hysterical father in their suburban Timaru home in the island country in September.
She appeared at the High Court in Timaru on Monday.
The New Zealand Herald reported that she had been excused from the court appearance as her mental health assessments continue.
The 40-year-old has been remanded in custody to a forensic psychiatric facility in Christchurch.
A forensic psychiatrist has been booked to assess her further.
A trial date for March 2023 has been set.
