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Elderly woman accused of killing son at Greensborough home tells magistrate she’s too ‘ill’ to go to court
An elderly woman accused of killing her son at a home in Melbourne’s north-east has told a magistrate that she was too ill to attend court.
Key points:
- Ms Heddergott is being treated at the Austin Hospital after being charged on Thursday
- The 81-year-old is accused of killing her son sometime between November 14-16
- The woman’s lawyer told the court she had mental health issues and may be sent to a secure mental health facility
Erica Heddergott, 81, today appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court charged with the murder of her 50-year-old son, William Charles Heddergott,
Ms Heddergott spoke on the phone from the Austin Hospital after being charged on Thursday night.
“Yes hello, I’m holding the phone at the moment,” Ms Heddergott told the…
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