Erin Patterson trial LIVE: Closing addresses continue in mushroom cook case
Erin Patterson’s defence lawyer says there was “no anger, no hatred” between his client and her family members and the lack of a motive made it hard to prove she intended to kill. FOLLOW LIVE
Welcome to day 33 of the trial of Erin Patterson, live from Morwell.
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 continue in mushroom cook case
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