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Mushroom trial: Crown suggests Erin Patterson knew fake cancer diagnosis wouldn't be discovered because lunch guests would die

Erin Patterson has rejected a suggestion that she never believed her cancer diagnosis would be found out because she thought her lunch guests would die. 

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Senior crown prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC, centre, has begun her cross examination of Erin Patterson, right. To the left is meal survivor Ian WIlkinson.
Senior crown prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC, centre, has begun her cross examination of Erin Patterson, right. To the left is meal survivor Ian WIlkinson.
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10:19AMJune 05, 2025.
Updated 4:51PMJune 05, 2025

Welcome to The Australians' coverage of Erin Patterson's murder trial over a fatal beef Wellington lunch.

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