Hipkins responds to claim from Dickason’s parents MIQ impacted her mental state before murders
The 41-year-old has been sentenced to 18 years in Hillmorton Hospital.
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Killer mum Lauren Dickason sentenced today for murdering her three daughters
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US woman's murder conviction overturned after 43 years
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