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  •   Home > News > Law and Order

    Jury deliberations in the Lauren Dickason trial aren't expected to start until at least the middle of next week

    Jury deliberations in the Lauren Dickason trial aren't expected to start until at least the middle of next week


    She's accused of murdering her three daughters in Timaru in 2021.

    Yesterday Dr Simone McLeavey told the court the accused does not have a defence of insanity or infanticide.

    The Herald's Anna Leask says there are still two defence experts to give evidence in the coming days.

    She says following that the defence and Crown will give closing addresses before Justice Cameron Mander sums up the case in its entirety, and sends the jury to begin its deliberations.

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