Raelene Polymiadis’ son Shane says his mother is ‘absolutely innocent’ after she was granted bail charged with her parents’ murder

The son of a woman accused of poisoning her elderly parents has defended his mother, saying she is “innocent” after she was granted bail charged with their murders.

The son of a woman accused of poisoning her elderly parents has defended his mother, saying she is “innocent”.

Raelene Polymiadis’ son Shane said he did not believe his mother killed her parents Lynton Anderson and Brenda Anderson when police allegede she administered them doses of her own insulin used to treat her diabetes.

“She’s absolutely innocent,” Shane told 7 News.

Shane said his mother’s diabetes had been mismanaged while she was in custody after being charged with her parents’ murders.

“Yes, it has absolutely been mismanaged and trivialised,” he said.

Ms Polymiadis was granted bail on Tuesday after her family agreed to forfeit $610,000 should she fail to disobey her release conditions.

Alleged parent poisoner Raelene Polymiadis' son Shane has said his mother is “absolutely innocent”. Picture: 7 NEWS

Raelene Polymiadis was granted bail on Tuesday after being charged with the murder of her elderly parents Lynton Anderson and Brenda Anderson. Picture: Supplied

Ms Polymiadis was scheduled to be released from the Adelaide Women’s Prison at Northfield on Tuesday but reportedly delayed paperwork meant she remained behind bars for an extra night.

Supreme Court Justice Julie McIntyre on Tuesday released Mrs Polymiadis on strict home detention bail, banning her from speaking to her brother or her two sisters.

She said the prosecution case was strong, but ruled members of the Polymiadis family having surrendered cash and offering mortgages on various properties, totalling $610,000, would guarantee she obeyed her bail restrictions.

Mrs Polymiadis, 62, has been charged with two counts of murder over the deaths of her parents Brenda and Lynton Anderson, both 94, in 2022 and 2023.

Mrs Anderson died in hospital after allegedly being administered with insulin resulting in fatally low blood sugar, the court previously heard.

The court heard a year later, Mr Anderson was found unconscious on the floor of his home, with autopsy results revealing he too had insulin in his system, as well as a second tranquilliser-like substance later found in his home.

He died in hospital shortly after.

Tuesday’s decision marks the end of a lengthy hearing over Mrs Polymiadis’s eligibility for bail.

She claimed her diabetes is being mismanaged while in custody and had asked the court to grant her home detention bail so she can manage her diabetes “successfully” as she has done for the past “40 years”.

Ms Polymiadis will return to court in December.