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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.
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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