A court has been told there is no question Lauren Dickason was severely mentally unwell on the night she killed her three children and she did it out of love.
Mrs Dickason is on trial in Christchurch for the murder of her two-year-old twins, Karla and Maya, and six-year-old Liané in Timaru in 2021.
She denies the charges, and her defence, which is arguing insanity and infanticide opened its case today.
Anna Sargent has been in court.
And a warning, this story contains distressing content.
