The role of the jurors in Lauren Dickason's four week trial was crucial - and fundamental.
The ruled the 42-year-old guilty of murdering her three daughters in Timaru in 2021, in a majority verdict yesterday.
Dickason had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, caused by postpartum depression.
Former judge Rosemary Riddell told Heather du Plessis-Allan the trial ran as you would expect.
She says it was hard but not too difficult for a jury to handle - and people have a responsibility to perform their civic duty.
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