Erin Patterson trial LIVE: Closing addresses expected in mushroom murder trial
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC is delivering her closing address to the jury, summing up the Crown’s case against accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson.
Welcome to day 32 of the trial of Erin Patterson, live from Morwell.
Prosecutors in the trial of alleged triple-murderer Erin Patterson are today expected to begin their closing address to the jury.
Ms Patterson, 50, is accused of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, along with Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, and attempting to murder Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson with a beef wellington allegedly laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.
She has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.
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Originally published as Erin Patterson trial LIVE: Closing addresses expected in mushroom murder trial
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