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The top three stories on Radio NZ are about her, do we really need this much coverage?

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[–] misterharbies 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But why is it a high-profile case? Who is she?

[–] Ilovethebomb 5 points 1 year ago

That's what gets me. It's a rare crime, a mother killing her children, but there's no great mystery to it, no real doubt over what happened, and not much public interest, from what I've seen. Nobody I know is talking about this in person, unlike the Lundy and Bain trials for example.

It's just odd.

[–] Dave 1 points 1 year ago

It's high profile because of what she did, not who she is. It happened a couple of years ago but the trial is happening now hence why it's in the media all of a sudden.

It's not that unusual for a case with an alleged multi-murder to be in the media a lot during the trial as new information comes to light. Even so, it has dropped from the top spot now:

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