Judge: Did Erin Patterson lie to police or the jury?
The mushroom trial jury must sift fact from fiction as they deliberate on Erin Patterson’s triple murder charge, says Justice Christopher Beale. Today – how the judge summed up the evidence and directed the jury.
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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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