Courts
The two faces of Erin Patterson: Prosecutors paint a portrait of piety and poison
The accused killer said she loved her in-laws, Don and Gail, but as they lay critically ill and she began fearing her foraged mushrooms were to blame, a court heard she said nothing.
- Erin Pearson
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Mushroom cook thought guests would take her cancer tale to the grave, Crown claims
Prosecutors have grilled Erin Patterson on her ovarian cancer story, alleging she never intended to have to account for it because she knew her lunch guests would die.
- Erin Pearson
‘You lied’: Rapid-fire accusations as mushroom cook faces the prosecution
After three days and 30 minutes of softly spoken, slow questioning from the defence, Erin Patterson came under cross-examination.
- Erin Pearson and Marta Pascual Juanola
An estranged husband’s blunt question: ‘Is that how you poisoned my parents?’
Accused killer cook Erin Patterson has told a jury the accusation she poisoned her lunch guests was wrong, but it sent her into a spiral of fear in which she made a series of stupid decisions.
- Erin Pearson
Shame, embarrassment, self-loathing. The picture of an accused mushroom killer
Erin Patterson has had to share deeply personal sides of herself as she tells a jury she didn’t deliberately serve a poisonous lunch.
- Erin Pearson and Marta Pascual Juanola
Nineteen witnesses to give evidence in Easey Street murder case
A magistrate will hear evidence from witnesses in the case before deciding whether the case will go to trial in a higher court.
- William Ton
They queued in the cold as if waiting for grand final tickets. Instead, it was the mushroom murder trial
With camp chairs and coffee, 25 people arrived more than four hours before the battle was due to begin. Not on a footy field but in a regional courtroom where an accused killer was telling her story.
- Erin Pearson and Marta Pascual Juanola
In her own words: Erin Patterson takes the stand in mushroom trial
Erin Patterson has told the jury about her relationship with her in-laws and ex-husband, as well as her love of mushroom foraging.
- Erin Pearson and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Investors take property group to court in search of missing millions
A group of investors has gone to the Supreme Court seeking to learn more about what has happened to money they invested in a series of syndicates.
- Sarah Danckert
Teen accused of Northland machete brawl posed for pictures with knives
The 15-year-old was already on bail when violence erupted between gang rivals who looked at each other the wrong way, a court heard.
- Melissa Cunningham and Hannah Hammoud
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