Mother cleared of killing son and daughter admits fraud A woman once accused of killing her two adult children, including one with a drug-laced smoothie, has been sentenced for fraudulently accepting welfare. AAP · Oct 6
Mum cleared of two murders to wait on fraud charges A woman cleared of killing two of her adult children with prescription drugs over a five-year period could still face prosecution on fraud charges. AAP · Jul 16
QLD:Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder A woman accused of killing her adult children has had her final murder charge dropped after nearly 10 years of police investigations and six years in custody. AAP · Jun 18
Charges dropped for woman accused of children's murder A woman accused of killing her adult children has had her final murder charge dropped after nearly 10 years of police investigations and six years in custody. AAP · Jun 18
Mum Cleared Of Killing Son Accused Again After Daughter's Death Maree Mavis Crabtree, recently acquitted of her son's murder, now faces charges over her daughter's death, reviving scrutiny on the family's tragic history. International Business Times UK · May 28
Mum cleared of murdering son with drug-laced smoothie A mother accused of killing her adult son with a drug‑laced smoothie has been found not guilty of his murder after a weeks long trial. AAP · May 11
'Own demons' killed man - not mum's smoothie, jury told A violent and troubled man died of a deliberate or accidental overdose rather than being murdered by his mother with a drug-laced smoothie, a jury has heard. AAP · May 5
'Texts deleted' before mum accused of smoothie murder A woman asked her friend to delete their conversation history while she was changing her police statement to implicate her mother in a murder, a jury has heard. AAP · Apr 17
'Troubled man' overdosed before alleged smoothie murder A man allegedly murdered by his mother giving him a drug-laced smoothie was taking strong painkillers but not the same type found at autopsy, a jury has heard. AAP · Apr 13
'No fruit' in home of drug smoothie murder accused A woman accused killing her adult son with a fruit smoothie laced with painkillers did not have fruit leftovers in her home, a jury has heard. AAP · Apr 8
'Sinister' motive in accusing mum of murder, jury told The prosecution's key witness in a murder trial was the daughter of the accused who had been granted immunity and admitted lying to police, a jury has heard. AAP · Apr 7
Drugged smoothie murder accused to have evidence tested Police have discovered new evidence almost seven years after the death of a young man from a drug-laced allegedly prepared by his mother. AAP · Mar 11, 2024
Bail for mum accused of murdering her adult children A woman charged with murdering two of her children has been released on bail with a judge saying there are significant shortcomings in the prosecution's cases. AAP · Feb 7, 2024
Judge questions crown case against murder-accused mum A jury has been discharged in the trial of a woman accused of murdering her 26-year-old son by giving him an overdose of prescription drugs in a fruit smoothie. AAP · Feb 6, 2024
AAP · Jan 30, 2024 'No sign' of drug-laced smoothie after alleged murder A mother accused of murdering her adult son told police her life had been a "nightmare" due to his violent behaviour resulting from a brain injury.
AAP · Jan 29, 2024 Mother killed 'troubled' son with overdose, court told A mother is accused of enlisting her daughter to help murder her son over his difficult and abusive behaviour.