Orthopaedic surgeon Graham Dickason, who found his three daughters murdered in their beds, has told a New Zealand court his wife Lauren had struggled with her mental health in the 15 years they were together.
This worsened after she underwent multiple rounds of fertility treatment to have children, with Lauren requiring medication and psychiatric interventions, according to New Zealand media reports.
“She verbalised on multiple occasions that she doesn’t seem to think she’s a good mother. And I’ve always reassured her. Maybe that was a mistake,” the“She was not one that would like to pick them up or just be with them or cuddle. She’s very good in organisation, her organisational skills are exceptional, but she could never just enjoy them,” he told the court.
His wife, who had previously worked as a doctor with a practice in Pretoria, had cried a lot in the weeks before the murders. She had become very introverted and withdrawn, but he had hoped she would settle into their new life in New Zealand, making friends with other parents at the children's schools, after a period of adjustment. He was busy preparing to begin his new job at the local hospital, and was not able to spend much time with her.
In the room, he found some of their belongings they didn’t take with them in a wardrobe — including cable ties that were strung together.
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