Maggie Renee Watson

An Onehunga woman has been found not guilty of murdering her 4-year-old daughter on the grounds of insanity. A hearing was held today at the High Court at Auckland for Evelyn Kathleen Sen, 44, who had been charged with murdering Maggie Renee Watson at their home in Onehunga on August 6 last year. The court heard she believed the child was possessed and being tortured. She fed the child pills to 'save her'. She reportedly called police at 4am and when officers arrived at the Moana Ave home they found Maggie dead. Sen fed the child tablets at about midday on August 6 then took an overdose to kill herself. Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/maggie-watsons-mum-not-guilty-by-reas...

In 2015, a little girl was killed by her mother, who was having paranoid delusions. Despite reaching out to friends, her church, and her doctor, Evelyn Sen wasn’t seen by mental health professionals until it was too late. Evelyn's ensuing homes are haphazardly pinpointed through statements others later gave to police. There was Mt Eden, where she fell pregnant to an Englishman who didn't stick around. On December 28, 2010, Evelyn gave birth at Middlemore Hospital to a brown-eyed Maggie Renee Watson. Two years later, Evelyn first spoke about the demons in her mind. The wait staff at the local Malaysian restaurant came to recognise the pair. Everyone agreed Maggie was adorable. Always smiling and happy. Her mum on the other hand, it struck the waitstaff, seemed down. Unhappy, or perhaps just tired. The staff remembered roti was Maggie's favourite food and one was always on standby, just in case. She would eat nothing but that and a side of dahl, or occasionally a poppadom. They sat at the same table by the window, Evelyn encouraging Maggie to wave goodbye when they left. At the beginning of 2015, Maggie and Evelyn visited Malaysia. To her grandparents, Cliff and Pat Sen, Maggie seemed particularly inquisitive and intelligent for her age. Specially gifted, they thought. Pat and Cliff won’t speak about their daughter, but they are happy to gush about Maggie and in a detailed letter they remember her well. Dinosaurs were Maggie’s favourite thing, and she tickled her grandparents by calling caterpillars 'worm butterflies', insisting they not be squashed. Ladybirds were small bugs with a colourful knapsack, Maggie explained to them. Maggie was innovative, Cliff said proudly. She took materials like wood, sea shells, clothes, clips, combs, flowers, leaves, and put them together to make patterns of her favourite things. Trains. Dinosaurs. Dragonflies. Fish. Flowers. The call came in at 4.04am on August 7, 2015. When paramedics arrived Maggie was cold to touch, stiff, and lying on a bed in the lounge. Evelyn explained to St John staff there were demons in her house and that she was possessed by them. Paramedics noticed shallow cuts on her wrists and Evelyn was taken to Auckland Hospital. A pathologist later found antidepressant medication in Maggie’s bloodstream, more than 134 times an adult’s typical dosage. Evelyn had taken some too. After giving them both an overdose, Evelyn was horrified to discover in the middle of the night that she hadn’t died, and took more. Source: https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2018/02/the-haunting-of-evelyn-sen/

WATSON, Maggie Renee On 7 August 2015, aged 4 years. Much loved daughter of Evelyn Sen, neice of Dr Monica Dixon (USA), Ernie Sen (Malaysia), and granddaughter of Clifford and Patricia Sen (Malaysia). Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St Marks Church, 334 Pakuranga Road, Auckland on Wednesday 19 August at 11.00am to be followed by private cremation.