A New South Wales woman accused of murdering her mother in 2018 has been comforted by her husband while leaving a Supreme Court in Goulburn today.
The 69-year-old is on trial for allegedly killing her mother Dr Mary White at a Southern Highlands nursing home nearly three years ago.
Today the court heard, on August 5, 2018, while feeding her bedridden mother dinner, Barbara Eckersley allegedly drugged her with a narcotic sedative, called Pentobarbitone.
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Prosecutors allege Ms Eckersley, who had been a wildlife volunteer in Canberra 20 years earlier was familiar with the drug, having used it to euthanise animals from time-to-time.
Barbara Eckersley arrives at the supreme court in Goulburn. She is on trial for allegedly murdering her mother Mary White at an aged care home in August 2018. Photograph: Louise Thrower/AAP
The husband of a woman accused of murdering her elderly mother was shocked and confused after learning his wife had put drugs in her food, a New South Wales court has heard.
Barbara Eckersley, 68, is on trial in the NSW supreme court for allegedly murdering her mother, the famed environmentalist Dr Mary White, at an aged care home in August 2018.
Eckersley denies murdering her mother who had severe dementia and other health conditions.
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In 2014, Toronto FC traded Richard Eckersley to New York in exchange for a 2017 fourth-round SuperDraft selection. The English fullback made 17 appearances across all competitions. At the end of the season, the club opted to not exercise his contract option. His time stateside away from the glitz and glamor of the Premier League and Championship led to a crisis of confidence, causing the death of his passion for the sport.