Lauren Dickason, a medical practitioner accused of murdering her twins aged two and their six-year-old sister, appeared in court on Saturday. Mr Dickason returned home just before 10pm last Thursday and found the bodies of their daughters, according to reports. WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A 40-year-old woman was charged Friday with killing three young girls in a crime that has shocked New Zealand. Police did not immediately identify the woman but the . Dr Lauren Dickason was charged with the murder of her three children Liane, 6, and her twin sisters Maya and Karla, aged 2. Dr Lauren Dickason was. 18 September 2021. A 40-year-old woman was charged Friday with killing three young girls in a crime that has shocked New Zealand. One of the biggest stories this week is the murder of three young children by their mother. Lauren Anne Dickason appeared in court . A week since his wife of 15 years Lauren Dickason allegedly murdered 6-year-old. Lauren Dickason, 40, an orthopedic doctor, killed her 2-year-old twins Maya and Karla, and their older sister Liane, 6, in Parkside, a suburb of Timaru, on Thursday, Stuff.co.nz reported . The three children were murdered by their mother, Lauren Dickason who reportedly strangled the girls with cable ties. The incident of the South African mother, Lauren Dickason, a recent arrival in New Zealand who is accused of killing her three children, is certainly not an isolated case. Two . The alleged murders were another blow after his father died last year. Looking forward to a . TIMARU TRAGEDY. Lauren Dickason, a doctor from Pretoria, is charged for the murders of twins Maya and Karla, 2, and their older sister Liane, 6, who were found dead in their Timaru home last Thursday by their. A South African mom, who was remanded to a mental health facility in New Zealand after her three daughters were found dead last week, will be held in custody for the next few weeks. The family left Pretoria at the end of August and immigrated to New Zealand where they were placed under strict quarantine. The 40-year-old. Graham Dickason travelled back to South Africa last month and it is not clear when he will return to New Zealand, The NZ Herald reported. The girl's mother, Lauren Dickason, has been . There is perhaps no comprehending the grief experienced by Graham Dickason this year. They left their compulsory two-week managed . Graham Dickason's family said his move to New Zealand with the children was hard, "tough" but they stayed close. Lauren Dickason, 40, an orthopedic doctor, killed her 2-year-old twins Maya and Karla, and their older sister Liane, 6, in Parkside, a suburb of Timaru, on Thursday, Stuff.co.nz . Dickason is one of many South African women linked to filicide cases - the murder of a child by their caregiver. Lauren and Graham Dickason with their children. It has been a week since Graham Dickason came home to find his three little girls dead in the family's Timaru home. Dr Lauren Dickason is in a psychiatric hospital for a mental evaluation. Picture: Facebook The three South African children who were killed in New Zealand on Thursday were allegedly strangled with cable ties. Lauren Dickason, her husband and three children - twins, aged 2, and their sister, just 6 - recently moved to Timaru, New Zealand from South Africa. Dickson found the bodies of his three daughters Lan (6) and the two-year-old twins, Maya and Karla, on September 16 at around 22:00. Twin sisters Maya and Karla, aged two, and Liane, aged six, were found dead at a home in Timaru, on New Zealand's South Island on Thursday night. Lauren Anne Dickason was scheduled to appear in the High Court at Timaru just after 9am. New Zealand call off Pakistan tour after security alert'Player safety is paramount and we believe this is the only responsible option.' Mom arrested after 3 young sisters murdered in New ZealandThe mother of three young girls found dead at their home in Timaru in the Canterbury region in New Zealand has been charged with their murders. October 6, 2021. On Thursday the children were found dead at a . New Zealand murders: SA doctor charged with murdering her 3 children intends to plead not guilty. Lauren Dickason, 40, was silent as she was charged with the . As several hundred New Zealanders held a candlelit vigil on Thursday evening for the three young South African girls who were allegedly murdered by their mother, Lauren Dickason, her husband Graham said forgiving her is the key to healing.In a statement read out to those gathered to mark the one week anniversary since the children's tragic death, the brave and heartbroken father said he has . The Dickason family had been in Timaru, New Zealand just a week when the tragedy struck. Lauren Dickason, the South African mother who allegedly strangled her three daughters to death in New Zealand, did not appear in court on Tuesday as she is still undergoing mental health. Dickason murders update: Father Graham 'receiving support' The most traumatic of all ordeals came just a week after the family left mandatory quarantine in New Zealand. The Dickason family in happier times. A candlelight vigil was held on Thursday September 23 for two-year-old twins Karla and Maya and their six-year-old sister Liane Dickason, who were allegedly. Lauren Dickason, it is understood, 'strangled . A PAIR of doctors planned their "dream" family move to New Zealand for two years before the wife allegedly killed their three girls. - Latest Tweet by Reuters. Full story: https://bit.ly/3zi. On Thursday the children were found dead at a . Dickason. "Police would like to reassure the community that this was a tragic isolated incident and we are not seeking anyone else," New Zealand police said in a statement. Shortly before the incident, the family moved from a quarantine facility to the house on the hospital's premises, where Dickason works. Lauren Dickason (L) has been charged with the murder of her three daughters. She is expected to appear in the Timaru District Court on Saturday morning. Former Pretoria GP and mother Lauren Anne Dickason, 40, accused of killing her three daughters in New Zealand, has been referred for further mental observation and a trial date has been set. It is believed. They had just . His wife Lauren Dickason, a general practitioner has been charged with the children's murders and appeared before the Timaru District Court on Saturday, 18 September 2021. She is in a high-security facility for . Lauren Dickason, her husband and three children - twins, aged 2, and their sister, just 6 - recently moved to Timaru, New Zealand from South Africa. The 40-year-old is expected to appear in Timaru District Court on Saturday morning . His wife Lauren Anne Dickason, 40, allegedly killed their three daughters at their . September 27, 2021. The grief-stricken father, who returned home to find his three. The pain that Graham Dickason has suffered in the past week is unimaginable. Lauren Dickason, a medical practitioner accused . The dead bodies were discovered in their Timaru home by their father, Graham Dickason. Emily Lefroy. The daughters of a South African couple who relocated to New Zealand - found dead in their new home by their father - were allegedly strangled. REUTERS A woman charged with murdering her three young daughters, just weeks after the family arrived in New Zealand from South . One of the biggest stories this week is the murder of three young children by their mother. The alleged murders were another blow after his father died last year. Lauren Dickason, 40, has been charged with murder in the deaths of her twin 2-year-old girls Maya and Karla, and their 6-year-old sister Liane, in a crime that has shocked New Zealand. Presiding Judge Dominic. A mother allegedly murdered her three young daughters in their New Zealand home only weeks after the family moved there from South Africa, according to reports. Detective inspector Scott Anderson said the woman is due to appear in . Police did not immediately identify the woman but the Stuff . Lauren Dickason, 40, was remanded without plea to a secure facility at . ; Her trial has been scheduled for a date in March 2023. Local media reported that Timaru district court judge. Graham Dickason has shared a brief, but emotionally charged message to those meeting for a vigil in Timaru, New Zealand on Thursday. The latest Tweet by Reuters states, 'New Zealand police charged Lauren Anne Dickason in relation with the murder of her three young daughters in the port city of Timaru, just weeks after the family arrived from South Africa .' New Zealand Police Charged Lauren Anne Dickason in Relation with the Murder of Her Three . New Zealand police did not give the women's name immediately . Graham and Lauren Dickason and their three children Liane, 6, and twins Maya, and Karla, 2, moved to New Zealand from South Africa in late August. Graham Dickason has shared a brief, but emotionally charged message to those meeting for a vigil in Timaru, New Zealand on Thursday. Lauren is a general practitioner; her husband Graham, an orthopaedic surgeon . Graham Dickason, the father of the three girls allegedly killed by their mother in New Zealand, is back in South Africa, The New Zealand Herald reports. Graham Dickason, an orthopaedic surgeon, returned home on Thursday and found the dead bodies of his three-year-old twin daughters and their older sister, aged seven. The woman accused of killing three young children in Timaru on Thursday night is Lauren Dickason, their mother. The doting father of three girls returned home last Thursday evening to discover that his children had all been. She appeared in court in Timaru, New Zealand, on Saturday morning after being arrested for the murders on Friday. A 40-year-old South African woman has been arrested in New Zealand. Lauren Anne Dickason is charged with killing two-year-old twins and their six-year-old sister soon after arriving from South Africa Police search a garden near a house where three children were. Lauren Dickason/Facebook The arrest of a South African mother, Lauren Dickason, for the murder of her three daughters in New Zealand has again shone a spotlight on filicide. it is interesting that the murder accused Lauren Dickason was remanded to hospital for a psychiatric assessment after a brief court appearance on Saturday. Graham Dickason travelled back to South Africa last month and it is not clear when he will return to New Zealand. The grief-stricken father, who returned home to find his three young daughters deceased last week, wrote that he had 'already forgiven' the mother of the girls. She has been . She was due to appear in court on Tuesday via an audio visual link from Hillmorton Hospital in Christchurch, but the court heard more time . A mother was charged Friday with killing her three young daughters weeks after moving to New Zealand, the Associated Press reported. Lauren Dickason, 40, has been charged with murder in the deaths of her twin 2-year-old girls Maya and Karla, and their 6-year-old sister Liane, in a crime that has shocked New Zealand. Lauren is a general practitioner; her . A woman charged with murdering her three young daughters, just weeks after the family arrived in New Zealand from South Africa, appeared in court today. Her husband Graham Dickason, an orthopedic surgeon, is reported to have returned home from work just before 10pm on Thursday and found their bodies. The Dickason family immigrated to Timaru, New Zealand in early August. T he mother of three young girls found dead at their home in Timaru in the Canterbury region in New Zealand has been formally charged with their murders. Police did not immediately identify the woman but the Stuff news agency said she was the girls' mother, Lauren Dickason, a doctor who had just moved to New Zealand from South Africa along with her daughters and husband Graham Dickason, an orthopedic . The father of three, who had emigrated from Pretoria to New Zealand in September, discovered the lifeless. 40-Year-old Lauren Dickason is facing murder charges and will make a court appearance in the Timaru District Court on Saturday morning. Media in New Zealand is reporting that police have charged Lauren Dickason with the murders of her twin daughters Maya and Karla, 2, and their older sister Liane, 6. Police in New Zealand have arrested and charged a 40-year-old woman with murder in relation to the deaths of three children. Graham and Lauren Dickason. The family had recently completed MIQ after arriving from South Africa and had settled in the . The father of three young girls who were killed last week in New Zealand told a candlelit vigil he has 'forgiven' his wife who is accused of their murder.. Orthopaedic surgeon Graham Dickason said . Police did not immediately identify the woman but the Stuff news agency said she was the girls' mother, Lauren Dickason, a doctor who had just moved to New Zealand from South Africa along with her daughters and husband Graham Dickason, an orthopedic surgeon. Graham Dickason's family said his move to New Zealand with the children was hard, "tough" but they stayed close. A New Zealand publication has reported that a South African doctor charged with the murder of her three children intends to plead not guilty. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) A 40-year-old woman was charged Friday with killing three young girls in a crime that has shocked New Zealand. Lauren Dickason, 40, was silent as she was charged with the deaths of her two-year-old twins Karla and Maya and their older sister Liane, six, at Timaru District Court in New Zealand. An empty street is seen in Wellington, New Zealand, August 20, 2021. She was due to appear in court on Tuesday via an audio visual link from Hillmorton Hospital in Christchurch, but the court heard more time . According to the report, Dickason came back to South Africa last month. Lauren Dickason, 40, charged with murder of her three daughters on Friday Two-year-old twins, Maya and Karla, and six-year-old sister Liane found dead Children's bodies were found by their father. South African doctor Lauren Dickason will plead not guilty to the murder of her three children, the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand has reportedly heard. Former Pretoria GP and mother Lauren Anne Dickason, 40, accused of killing her three daughters in New Zealand, has been referred for further mental observation and a trial date has been set. 3 A. woman has been charged with murdering her three young daughters, just weeks after the family arrived in New Zealand from South Africa. The 40-year-old Lauren Dickason is due to stand trial for the killing of her daughters Lian, 6, and 2-year-old twins Maya and Karla, on September 16. . South African doctor Lauren Dickason . Dickason is to appear in court again on Oct 5. She is being kept at a psychiatric facility ahead of her next scheduled court appearance on Oct. 5. Lauren Dickason, 40, has been charged with murder. Lauren Anne Dickason appeared in court in . However, as she is "still unwell" she was not in court in person or via audio visual link. Lauren Dickason, 40, has been charged with murder in the deaths of her twin 2-year-old girls Maya and Karla, and their 6-year-old sister Liane, in a crime that has shocked New Zealand. Allegedly, Lauren Dickason stopped taking anti-depression medication for immigration purposes. 6-year-old Liane and 2-year-old twins, Maya and Karla . His wife Lauren Anne Dickason, 40, has been charged with . WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A 40-year-old woman was charged Friday with killing three young girls in a crime that has shocked New Zealand. So sad. Reports are that since returning back home, Dickason has posted images to Facebook of him spending time camping outdoors . Lauren Dickason, 40, briefly fronted court on Saturday morning, charged with the murder of her daughters Maya and Karla, aged 2, and Liane, aged 6. Dickason, also a doctor, was taken to hospital and was later charged with the murders of her three children. October 6, 2021. A "dream" move to New Zealand came crashing down when the mum of the family allegedly killed their three daughters. TIMARU - Law enforcement officials in New Zealand have arrested a South African woman who murdered her three young children in their home in Timaru, New Zealand on Thursday. Neighbours and friends of the woman who allegedly murdered her three daughters in their New Zealand home have spoken out amid the tragedy. Lauren Dickason, a doctor from Pretoria, has been charged murders of her twin daughters Maya and Karla, 2, and their elder sister Liane, 6, who were found dead in their Timaru home in New Zealand. Lauren Dickason, 40, was silent as she was charged with the deaths of her two-year-old twins Karla and Maya and their older sister Liane, six, at Timaru District Court in New Zealand. It is society . A PAIR of doctors planned their "dream" family move to New Zealand for two years before the wife allegedly killed their three girls. There's been developments in the Dickason murders: The three South African children who died weeks after moving to New Zealand with their parents may have been strangled, a report has said. A South African mother, Lauren Dickason, who recently moved to New Zealand with her family, has been charged with murdering her three children on Thursday at their new home in Timaru, a port city about 157 km south west of Christchurch, a haven for many SA expats. Our take: Double standards in Dickason killings coverage. Emergency services said that when they responded, they found Lauren Dickason,. She is . The family came to Timaru, a city of 29,000 on New Zealand's South Island, recently, police have said. Lauren Dickason is charged with the murder of her three young children. Graham and Lauren Dickason and their three children Liane, 6, and twins Maya, and Karla, 2, moved to New Zealand from South Africa in late August. The 40-year old Lauren Dickason was taken to Timaru Hospital where she was later charged with murder.