Neighbours speculated stress after being quarantined 'for so long' could have left Mrs Dickason unable to cope. Graham and Lauren Dickason (pictured with their children) had just moved to New Zealand from Pretoria, South Africa and recently finished their 14-day hotel quarantine. (Above, two-year-old twins Karla and Maya and their older sister Liane, six)Yesterday, church-going Mrs Dickason, 40, stood silently while appearing in the dock at Timaru District Court after being accused of murder. Both parents had 'loved their kids like nobody's business,' said Mrs Sebanyoni, who Mrs Dickason had described in a Facebook as an 'angel'. Mrs Dickason did not speak during the hearing but nodded briefly when listening to her solicitor Kelly Beazley.

Source: The Nation September 19, 2021 00:56 UTC