A child protection worker called to give evidence in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson has told the jury she made beef wellington because she found it in a RecipeTin Eats cookbook and wanted “to do something new and special”.
Forensic testing uncovered toxins from death cap mushrooms in debris taken from inside the dehydrator discarded at a tip, the jury in the Erin Patterson trial has heard.
A scientist who examined the leftovers of a beef wellington meal cooked by accused triple murderer Erin Patterson after extracting pieces with tweezers did not find traces of death cap mushrooms, a jury has heard.
A mushroom expert who examined the leftover beef wellington seized from Erin Patterson’s bin has told the court no death caps were found in the sample.
A mushroom expert spotted lethal death caps in Gippsland and posted their “very precise” location to a website one day before Erin Patterson allegedly travelled to the same area.
A mushroom expert has told the jury how easily death caps can be found in the wild, as he took the stand in the Erin Patterson murder trial.
Police interviewed the son and daughter of accused mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson weeks after the deadly lunch was served at their home. Here’s what the kids had to say.
The jury deciding Erin Patterson’s fate has today heard from her two children, who each shared their recount of what happened before and after the lethal lunch. Find the key moments here.
Accused mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson became teary as her daughter gave evidence about the lunch at the centre of her mum’s murder trial, with the jury also hearing she said “she was thinking of taking the kids on a cruise” when hospitalised.
The accused triple-murderer reached for the tissues as the jury heard evidence from her nine-year-old daughter. FOLLOW LIVE
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