15 Aug 2023

Jury considers verdict in Dickason murder trial

From Morning Report, 8:43 am on 15 August 2023

The jury in the murder trial of Lauren Dickason are considering their verdict on Tuesday, having been told not to let emotions cloud their decision.

For four weeks, Dickason has been on trial in the High Court in Christchurch for the murder of her three young daughters in 2021.

She's pleaded not guilty, with her defence arguing it's a case of infanticide and insanity instead.

On Monday, Justice Cameron Mander summed up the case for the jury made up of eight women and four men.

He stressed that they needed to go about their task analytically and remain unaffected by emotion, as difficult as that may be.