How Vic lake tragedy came about

THE AKON GUODE CASE: WHAT THE COURT HAS BEEN TOLD

* Akon Guode immigrates to Australia from Sudan in 2006 and stays with her dead husband's cousin, Joseph Manyang, and his wife and children

* Guode and Manyang start an affair in 2008 and have daughter Alual in 2009

* Guode gives birth to twins Hanger and Madit in 2010, Manyang leaves his wife

* Son Bol born in December 2013

* Amid community gossip, Guode isolates herself and plans to move to Morwell

* A rumour allegedly circulates that Manyang is going back to his wife

* On April 8, 2015, Guode allegedly drives her car into a lake, killing three of her children - Hanger, Madit and Bol

* She is charged with three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder

* Guode later tells Manyang she felt dizzy before the crash

* Her aunt tells the court her niece was prone to headaches and dizziness

* Manyang visits Guode in prison and says she cries when the children are mentioned.