Payne Haas’s mum, Uiatu “Joan” Taufua, launches mental health defence over triple-fatal

Taufua stood in the dock wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a black dress with a yellow flower pattern.

Police will allege that she was fleeing police before ploughing into an oncoming vehicle, killing Chris Fawcett, 79, Susan Zimmer, 70, and her 35-year-old daughter Steffanie.

Longhurst told the…