The daughter of an elderly Adelaide couple has appeared in court charged with their murders with allegations the victims were deliberately overdosed with prescription medication.
Raelene Polymiadis appeared in Adelaide magistrates court on Wednesday. Prosecutors alleged the 62-year-old had administered her own insulin to Brenda Anderson and Lynton Anderson, both aged 94.
Brenda Anderson died in hospital in March last year. Her husband died after being found unconscious by a carer at his home in May this year.
Polymiadis was charged with the murder of Brenda Anderson on 16 March 2022, and with the murder of Lynton Anderson on 1 May.
Last week, Det Insp Mark McEachern said concerns over Brenda Anderson’s death were first raised during a coronial investigation, which unearthed alarming toxicology results. A similarly concerning toxicology report was returned after Lynton Anderson’s death.
“The toxicology in both people was quite similar in so far as raising our suspicion that the medication that was in there should not have been in there,” McEachern said.
Detectives had no concern with the level of care Brenda Anderson received while in hospital. They had also ruled out carers being involved in Lynton Anderson’s death.
Police previously asked to speak to anyone who had contact with the couple, particularly those with knowledge of any prescription or nonprescription medication they were taking.
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They said they had been working with the couple’s broader family, who had been shocked by the forensic findings.
Polymiadis had a bail application rejected and was ordered to return to court later this year.
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