I was family too. The extended families are in a state of shock as we try to understand what happened. "She seemed so excited about the new friends she had made," they said. Lauren Dickason, 40, charged with murder of her three daughters on Friday . In a touching show of bravery earlier this year, Graham revealed that he had forgiven Lauren for her alleged role in the murders, stating that she was a victim herself in this harrowing case. We treated each other as family. SA sisters 'strangled with cable ties' as report says mom may have been Twin sisters Maya and Karla Dickason and their older sibling Liane. Lauren Anne Dickason appeared in court on Saturday morning in the port city of Timaru, and a judge remanded her to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, a court spokesperson said.. "Lian was a typical big sister always holding hands.". Mega housing project delayed as promised government infrastructure funding Four questions for Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, South Africa Freedom day billboard in Times Square, New York. What went wrong? South Africa Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican Number: 2005/028472/07. The extended families are in a state of shock as we try to understand what happened, they said. At least one family member of Graham Dickason, the South African surgeon whose wife has been . Both parents worked at South Africas Pretoria East Hospital before coming to New Zealand, according to their Facebook profiles. You dont see anyone, your food is delivered to your door and you are only let out for about an hour a day.. We pay cash for videos. Dr Lauren Dickason was charged with the murder of her three children Liane, 6, and her twin sisters Maya and Karla, aged 2. Doctors planned 'dream' move to New Zealand for two years - The Sun Le Roux said the couple had waited years for those children after struggling with fertility. "On Thursday the 16th of September 2021 my life and Lauren's were turned upside down when our three precious angels were ripped away from us. Lauren Dickason: Trial date SET for mom accused of murdering daughters It has been a week since Graham Dickason came home to find his three little girls dead in the family's Timaru home. The Dickason family arrived in Timaru just a week before the children died after spending their mandatory stint in managed isolation. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. "She seemed so excited about the new friends she had made," they said. The Christchurch High Court will process the murder-accused, who has entered not guilty pleas on all three charges filed against her. Emergency services arrived at the house shortly after 10pm, but the girls . The three South African children who were killed in New Zealand on Thursday were allegedly strangled with cable ties. Graham Dickason specifically thanked 'the people of Timaru, New Zealanders, South Africans and many people from all over the world". While she stood in the dock, flowers and soft toys piled up at the address where the girls died, reported Stuff news agency. iHeartRadio is easy to use and all FREE, Simon Barnett and James Daniels Afternoons, Simon Barnett & James Daniels Afternoons Podcast, Sportstalk with D'Arcy Waldegrave Podcast, The Resident Builder Podcast with Peter Wolfkamp, Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills Podcast, Canterbury Mornings with John MacDonald Podcast, Givealittle page has been set up to help Graham Dickason, One of the great wonders of Kiwi roading (1 May 2023), Building boss says he imagines being in Nazi camp during media 'attacks', TV star's sudden death: MasterChef judge's body found at 2am, NZ Herald's Paul Lewis on his World Cup halfback picks, Full Show: Sportstalk with Jason Pine - May 1, 2023, Former PM Liz Truss disputes 12,000 bill sent by Cabinet Office. Her husband Graham Dickason, an orthopedic surgeon, is reported to have returned home from work just before 10pm on Thursday and found their bodies. Mandy Sinanyoni, nanny of the three daughters of Graham and Lauren Dickason, holds photographs of the Dickason family in her South African home. Two-year-old twins Karla and Maya and their six-year-old sister, Liane were found dead by their father, Graham Dickason on Thursday night when he returned from his new job as an orthopaedic surgeon. "In our darkest hour this has been simply overwhelming," they said.