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Woman pleads not guilty to murdering two-year-old daughter while involved in a cult in 1980s
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A woman accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter while involved in a cult three decades ago has pleaded not guilty.
Police allege the toddler was beaten to death with plastic tubing and her remains disposed of at a rural property in Porters Retreat, which also served as the headquarters of the cult The Ministry of God.
The 60-year-old appeared for arraignment in court via audio-visual link from Dillwynia correctional centre in western Sydney, where she pleaded not guilty.
Craig and her co-accused Alexander Wilon - the cult’s alleged leader - were initially set to face court in a joint trial.
“Mr Wilon recently suffered a stroke (and his) situation will not stabilise for three months,” he told NSW supreme court on Friday.
Craig’s legal team will file an application for a judge-alone trial that will be assessed on 28 August.
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I just can’t imagine what circumstances would induce someone to commit such an horrific act on such a blameless child.
I can't accept that being influenced by a "charismatic" leader is an excuse for murdering your own child.
No way.