Mushroom cook LIVE: Erin’s alleged lies can be used to judge credibility — but not guilt
Justice Christopher Beale has told the jury they can use Erin’s alleged lies to help them assess her credibility, but warned that just because a person has lied doesn’t mean they must be guilty.
Welcome to day 39 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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Originally published as Mushroom cook LIVE: Erin’s alleged lies can be used to judge credibility — but not guilt
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