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A WOMAN drugged and killed her two sons, telling them they were going on a trip and had to take travel medicine, a court has heard. Donna Fitchett, 49, is charged with murdering Thomas, 11, and Matthew, 9, at their Balwyn North home on September 6, 2005. The Supreme Court heard today that she...
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Boys 'happy' the day they died
A Melbourne woman knew it was the right day to kill her two sons because they both seemed happy, a jury has heard. A Supreme Court jury heard Donna Fitchett, 49, was crying when she made the comments to nurse Kaylene Bradford, who gave evidence today. "They were happy this morning and I knew that...
Mum knew it was 'right day to kill kids' (AAP)
A Melbourne woman knew it was the right day to kill her two sons because they both seemed happy, a jury has heard. A Supreme Court jury heard Donna Fitchett, 49, was crying when she made the comments to nurse Kaylene Bradford. "They were happy this morning and I knew that today was the day," she...
Right day to kill kids, court told
A MELBOURNE woman knew it was the right day to kill her two sons because they both seemed happy, a jury has heard. A Supreme Court jury heard Donna Fitchett, 49, was crying when she made the comments to nurse Kaylene Bradford. "They were happy this morning and I knew that today was the day,'' she...
Mum 'knew it was right day to kill kids'
A MELBOURNE woman knew it was the right day to kill her two sons because they both seemed happy, a jury has heard. A Supreme Court jury heard Donna Fitchett, 49, was crying when she made the comments to nurse Kaylene Bradford. "They were happy this morning and I knew that today was the day,'' she...
Accused mum 'wanted to keep sons safe'
A WOMAN accused of murdering her two young sons said she wanted to keep them free from harm, a court has been told. Donna Fitchett 49, has pleaded not guilty to murdering her sons Thomas, 11, and Matthew, 9, at the family home in Melbourne's Balwyn North on September 6, 2005. Her husband David...
Mother 'a mess' before killing sons
A DEVOTED mother was a "shattered mess" who quoted conspiracy theories the day before she killed her two sons, a Supreme Court jury was told yesterday. Donna Fitchett, now 48, suggested the Howard government put Martin Bryant up to the Port Arthur killings, and a BHP employee killed former prime...
Dad returns to find sons' dead bodies
A MELBOURNE father wept in court today as he recalled coming home from work to find the cold bodies of his two sons in their beds after they had allegedly been strangled by their mother. David Fitchett told a jury he arrived home to a darkened house where he found the bruised and cold bodies of...
Father 'found sons dead in bedroom'
In a tape-recorded telephone call played to the Supreme Court today, the father of two boys killed by their mother pleaded for an ambulance to be called to their home. David Fitchett stood in the witness box with his head bowed as the tape was played before a murder trial jury. In the recording,...
Murder-accused mum 'wanted to die'
A WOMAN on trial for the murder of her two sons hoped to die with them, a court has been told. Donna Fitchett, 49, has pleaded not guilty to murdering her sons Thomas, 11 and Matthew, nine, at their Balwyn North home in inner Melbourne, on the evening of September 6, 2005. The boys were...
Boy tried to fight off killer mum, jury told
A MUM struggled with her young son as she tried to suffocate him, stopping only to put the family's dog outside, before returning to kill him, a jury has heard. In a letter to a psychologist the day sons Thomas, 11, and Matthew, 9, died, Donna Fitchett said she planned to drug them, the Supreme...
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