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A disturbing new report shows that a mentally disordered doctor allegedly murdered her three daughters in their New Zealand home-only a few weeks after their family moved there from South Africa. 

According to Stuff.co.nz, 40-year-old orthopedic doctor Lauren Dickason killed her 2-year-old twins Maya and Maya in Parkside, a suburb of Timaru on Thursday. Karla and their 6-year-old sister Liane. 

According to media reports, Dicarson was charged with the killing late Friday local time and will appear in Timaru District Court on Saturday morning.

On Friday, September 17, 2021, a policeman stood in the driveway of a house in Timaru, a small town on the South Island of New Zealand. Three children were found dead. (George Hurd/New Zealand Herald, Associated Press)

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Lauren's husband, orthopedic doctor Graham Dickason (Graham Dickason) found the body when he returned home shortly before 10pm on Thursday night. 

When the neighbor overheard him screaming and yelling, he asked for help, "Did this really happen?"

According to reports, emergency services arrived quickly, but the girls could not be rescued.

According to media reports, their mother was taken to the nearby Timaru Hospital for treatment. She was in stable condition on Friday. 

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The family arrived in New Zealand in late August and spent only one week in Timaru after leaving the administrative isolation and isolation, which is necessary for travelers to the country during the pandemic. 

In a statement, local police detective inspector Scott Anderson assured the community that the killing stemmed from "a tragic isolated incident and we do not seek anyone else." No more information about the terrible killing was provided.

According to their Facebook profile, both parents worked at the Pretoria Eastern Hospital in South Africa before coming to New Zealand. According to Stuff, they also recently celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary.

In a statement, Wendy and Malcolm Fox, the parents of Lauren Dickson from South Africa, told Stuff that they were "shocked" by the tragedy. 

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“When we tried to understand what happened, the extended family was in a state of shock. In this very difficult time, we ask for your prayers and support,” they said. 

"As we strive to accept what has happened, we also demand privacy. We would like to thank the staff of Timaru Hospital for their support during this difficult time... and the New Zealand police for their attention to this matter."

Maria Mandy Sibanyoni worked as a caretaker for the child for three years at her home in Pretoria. She told the Sunday Times that she was "shocked" by what happened.

She said: "I have never seen any quarrel or anything in that family." "We treat each other as family. I am also family. There is nothing wrong."

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She said that the last time she talked with Lauren was in June, when her family was preparing to move to New Zealand.

"The last time I saw her, everything was fine and she was very happy that she could go," Sibanyoni said. "We have experienced a lot with Lauren. I was always with her and told her not to stress for the children, especially one [because of her lip problems, who underwent several operations], and to trust the Lord. I am relying on her shoulders."

This story first appeared in the New York Post.

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