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Barbara Eckersley denies murdering mother Mary White in aged care home with lethal dose of drugs
A woman accused of killing her mother by mixing a lethal dose of a depressant drug into the 92-year-old’s food has gone on trial more than two years after her mother’s death.
Key points:
- Barbara Eckersley is accused of murdering her mother — scientist Dr Mary White — at an aged care home in 2018
- Ms Eckersley denies intending to kill her mother, though says she suffered from a major depressive disorder at the time
- The jury was told they must determine if the drugs caused the death, if Ms Eckersley intended to kill her mother, and whether Ms Eckersley knew what she was doing was wrong
The alleged victim, Dr Mary White, was an acclaimed scientist who in 2009 was named a Member of the Order of Australia for service to botany research.
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