Kathleen Heggs, 66岁, 在她孙子死亡后面临两起谋杀指控, 心理健康是关键的辩护问题。 Kathleen Heggs, 66, faces two murder charges in the deaths of her grandsons, with mental health a key defense issue.

Kathleen Joyce Heggs, 66岁,于9月19日在Dubbo地方法院通过视频连线出现,因6岁和7岁孙子死亡,面临两起谋杀指控,5月在Coonabarabran的家中发现这些孙子的尸体。 Kathleen Joyce Heggs, 66, appeared via video link in Dubbo Local Court on September 19, facing two counts of murder for the deaths of her six- and seven-year-old grandsons, whose bodies were found in her Coonabarabran home in May. 她的辩护将她被指控的罪行发生时的精神状态作为案件的核心。 Her defense cited her mental state at the time of the alleged crimes as central to the case. Heggs在发现后被带往精神病院,后来受到指控,目前仍被关押在银水教养中心,没有保释。 Heggs, who was taken to a mental health facility after the discovery and later charged, remains in custody at Silverwater Correctional Centre without bail. 证据摘要现已完成,并准许休庭八个星期,以证明指控。 The brief of evidence is now complete, and an eight-week adjournment was granted for certification of charges. 她下次出庭定于2025年11月20日。 Her next court appearance is set for November 20, 2025.