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Former South African doctor Lauren Dickason is on trial for the alleged murders of her three daughters in September 2021. Photo: Facebook/ LaurenDickason In other countries infanticide applies to children under the age of one, but in New Zealand it’s extended to kids under 10 due to varying takes on the effects of postpartum depressionThe woman “not having fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to that or any other child”;Or by reason of any disorder consequent upon childbirth or lactation, to such an extent that she should not be held fully responsible.
On Monday, the jury heard evidence from top forensic psychiatrist Dr Erik Monasterio, who became involved with the case in October 2021 when Dickason was sent for a mental evaluation after her arrest,He told the court that in his opinion, Dickason does not have an insanity or infanticide defence.
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