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The High Court has heard Lauren Dickason's family had serious concerns about her mental wellbeing in the weeks before she moved to New Zealand.
During cross examination yesterday, her husband Graham Dickason says he and his wife may have discussed a stay in a psychiatric hospital.
Lauren Dickason is on trial in Christchurch for the murder of her three young daughters, Maya, Karla and Liané in September 2021.
She has pleaded not guilty, with her defence arguing a case of insanity and infanticide.
Niva Chittock filed this story from the courtroom.