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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