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Mushroom trial: 'Looked nice': Son tells of Mum photographing mushroom

After earlier telling police in an interview that his father "does a lot of things to try and hurt" his mother, such as "messing around" with school fees, the 14-year-old son of Erin and Simon Patterson also revealed his mother took a photo of a mushroom in the botanic gardens because it 'looked nice'.  

Erin Patterson is accused of killing three people with a beef Wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms. Picture: Jason Edwards
Erin Patterson is accused of killing three people with a beef Wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms. Picture: Jason Edwards

Welcome to live coverage of week two of the trial of Victorian woman Erin Patterson, accused of killing three people with a meal laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms.

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