ALSO READ: Dickason murder trial: Children’s grandmother and psych expert take the standMcRae suggests partner revenge as a motiveMcRae suggested that Dicakson’s motive for the murders could be attributed to partner revenge, which refers to killing a child to get revenge on the other parent. Hatters-Friedman took the jury through the five most common reasons a parent may kill a child, partner revenge being one of them. ALSO READ: Dickason murder trial: Court hears how six-year-old fought back, ‘Why are you doing this to us mum?’Dickason’s struggle with KarlaMcRae also focused on the police’s interview with Dickason a day after the triple murder, in which the mother said she “started with Karla”. “The first twin was being really, really, really horrible to me…that’s why I did her first…”Hatters-Friedman, under gruelling cross-examination, admitted that Dickason never mentioned this in their sessions. ALSO READ: Dickason murder trial: New Zealand jury sees recording of Lauren’s confessionThe state argued the messages were “highly relevant” because Dickason had sent 13 messages in 10 minutes, all of which painted a relatively negative picture of the country, the immigration process, Timaru and its rental properties.
