Mushroom murder trial LIVE: Jury expected to deliberate Erin Patterson verdict today

As the jury retires to deliberate, privacy screening has appeared at Erin Patterson’s Leongatha home, shielding it from prying eyes.

The Erin Patterson trial has entered its tenth week in Morwell.

Welcome to day 40 of the Erin Patterson murder trial, 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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