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Barbara Eckersley testifies she ‘didn’t intend’ to kill her mother by feeding her animal euthanasia drugs
A woman on trial for killing her mother has told the New South Wales Supreme Court how she tipped so-called ‘green dream’ veterinary drugs into the 92-year-old’s soup, just hours before she died.
Key points:
- Barbara Eckersley is charged with murdering her mother by mixing barbiturates into her food while she was in care at a nursing home
- Ms Eckerlsey says that she was attempting to ease her mother’s pain, and was not aware of her actions due to mental health issues
- She said her mother was suffering as her health and cognition declined
Providing testimony in Goulburn Local Court on Tuesday, Barbara Eckersley denied intending to kill her mother, the acclaimed botanist Mary White.
Dr White died in her Southern Highlands nursing home in August…
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