S. African Mother Convicted of Triple Daughter Murder in New Zealand

A South African woman, Lauren Anne Dickason, has been found guilty of murdering her three young daughters in New Zealand. The jury's majority verdict concluded that Dickason was not insane at the time of the killings and was guilty of murder. She faces a potential life sentence for each killing. The tragic incident occurred in September 2021, about a month after the family had migrated from South Africa. Dickason's husband discovered the children dead and his wife in a serious condition upon returning home. The judge has remanded Dickason to custody in a hospital psychiatric unit until her sentencing.