A Perth woman who killed her two young daughters before attempting to take her own life should not be held criminally responsible for the deaths because she was not of sound mind, a court has heard.
A Perth woman decided to kill her two young daughters before attempting to take her own life after seeing the tags on their schoolbags and thinking they looked like ones from the morgue, the WA Supreme Court has heard.Milka Djurasovic is on trial for killing her daughters Mia, 10 and Tiana, 6The court heard her mental health declined in the lead up to the deaths
While it is ultimately for Justice Stephen Hall to decide, both the prosecution and the defence are submitting that the 40-year-old should not be held criminally responsible for the deaths because she was not of sound mind and did not have the capacity to know that she ought not do what she did. She was also sleeping a lot, not participating in family events, including her two daughters' birthday celebrations, and had expressed concern to her husband about what would happen if she ended up in a mental hospital.Prosecutor Justin Whalley said Ms Djurasovic's family arranged for her to see both a psychologist and a psychiatrist and while she was prescribed anti-depressants, her husband became concerned she was not taking them.
On the morning of October 25, 2019, the court heard Ms Djurasovic decided "today's the day" after seeing the tags on her daughters' school bags and thinking they looked like morgue tags.
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