Raelene Polymiadis, 65, is standing trial in South Australia's Supreme Court for allegedly murdering her parents, Brenda and Lynton Anderson, by injecting them with insulin in 2022 and 2023. Handwritten notes allegedly written by Polymiadis have been released by the court, including one that mentions police waiting to see if she "gets cocky and slips up". The trial has previously heard evidence of Polymiadis's alleged confession to God while driving her car, which was captured by a listening device. The notes suggest Polymiadis was aware of the investigation into her parents' deaths and was attempting to deflect suspicion.
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Raelene Polymiadis, 65, has been accused of murdering her elderly parents, Brenda and Lynton Anders, in South Australia. She allegedly wrote notes that have been released by the court, including one that mentions police waiting to see if she would "get cocky and slip up" during questioning. Polymiadis is standing trial after pleading not guilty to injecting her parents with her own insulin, which prosecutors say led to their deaths in 2022 and 2023. The trial is ongoing.
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In short:
Handwritten notes allegedly penned by a woman accused of murdering her parents have been released by South Australia's Supreme Court.
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notes → Handwritten → Court
Raelene Polymiadis is standing trial after pleading not guilty to the separate murders of her parents, Brenda and Lynton Anders
What's next?
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What → stand → parents
The trial is continuing.
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trial → continue → ?
A woman standing trial accused of murdering her elderly parents allegedly scrawled notes — which a court has released — including a reference to police waiting to see if she would "get cocky and slip up".
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Raelene Polymiadis, 65, of Craigmore is standing trial in South Australia's Supreme Court, after pleading not guilty to murdering her parents, Brenda and Lynton Anderson, by injecting them with her own insulin in 2022 and 2023.
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Polymiadis → stand → 2022
Prosecutors previously told the jury a set of notes were allegedly found during a search of Ms Polymiadis's house and car and detailed what she should be saying to police when she spoke to them.
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she → tell → them
Supreme Court Justice Sandi McDonald, who is presiding over the trial, approved the release of handwritten notes, which prosecutors alleged were penned by Ms Polymiadis.
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prosecutors → preside → Polymiadis
One note written on the top corner of a piece of paper said: "What they will do is wait for a few weeks months year to see if I think I got away with it and I get cocky and slip up.
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I → write → it
Hang on buddy, it could be a long ride."
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it → hang → ?
In another note, the author posed questions to authorities.
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author → pose → authorities
"Who are you sorry?" the note read.
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note → read → Who
"Why only now are you speaking with me and it's only a few days after the funeral!!"
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it → speak → funeral
Prosecutors previously told the court Ms Polymiadis wrote to herself to "sob here", saying that matched a point in the police interview where she started sobbing.
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she → tell → interview
One of the notes released by the court discussed events occurring in hospital.
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One → release → hospital
"We went to see dad, they were keeping him warm," part of the note said.
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part → go → note
"He was out to it — unconscious I guess but breathing with help of oxygen I 'think' — I'm sorry this is really hard relieving all this — is it absolutely necessary."
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it → guess → this
The note went on to say, "… just holding his hand, talking to him, but I got no response (sob)".
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I → go → response
The trial previously heard police listening devices captured Ms Polymiadis in her car praying to God, confessing to the crimes.
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devices → hear → crimes
Ms Polymiadis's lawyer, Marie Shaw KC, previously told the jury the context of the alleged confession would arise during the trial.
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context → tell → trial
"The issue about the alleged confession is: was my client admitting she was responsible for the deaths or was she telling her god she felt responsible for their deaths because if they died of insulin administration, they must have accessed her insulin?" Ms Shaw said.
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Shaw → allege → insulin
Another note made references to Ms Polymiadis's father.
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note → make → father
"Then I burst into tears, thinking my God he got into my stuff, it's my fault."
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it → burst → stuff
The trial continues.
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trial → continue → ?