Accused mushroom murderer opens up on ‘never-ending battle’
In testimony the world has been waiting 674 days to hear, mushroom cook Erin Patterson has taken the stand and offered a raw response to a key question.
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Moment in Mushroom Cook trial that made Erin emotional
For the first time, Erin Patterson was being asked about the dead and dying. A detective wanted to understand why other people were dying from the lunch, while she was “not that ill”.
Top cop behind lunch investigation quizzed by mushroom cook’s lawyer
The lead investigator tasked with compiling evidence against accused triple murderer Erin Patterson is set to return to the witness box to be cross-examined about the lunch probe. LIVE UPDATES
‘Simon is probably loving this’: Erin’s messages to Facebook friends
Erin Patterson told Facebook friends “the best thing I can do is just forget about” her estranged husband and his parents “and live my life”, the jury has heard.
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No death caps found in beef wellington leftovers seized from Erin’s home
A mushroom expert who examined the leftover beef wellington seized from Erin Patterson’s bin has told the court no death caps were found in the sample.
Mushroom expert tells court how easily poisonous death caps can be found
A mushroom expert has told the jury how easily death caps can be found in the wild, as he took the stand in the Erin Patterson murder trial.
Mushroom survivor speaks: The story no one else can tell
Ian Wilkinson went from sole survivor to star witness as he told his version of what happened at mushroom cook Erin Patterson’s lethal lunch which left three people dead.
LEGO and leftovers: Every unmissable moment from day 9 of Erin Patterson’s murder trial
The jury deciding Erin Patterson’s fate has today heard from her two children, who each shared their recount of what happened before and after the lethal lunch. Find the key moments here.
‘Don’t know what happened’: Erin’s tears as court hears from child
Accused mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson became teary as her daughter gave evidence about the lunch at the centre of her mum’s murder trial, with the jury also hearing she said “she was thinking of taking the kids on a cruise” when hospitalised.
Erin Patterson emotional in the dock as 9yo daughter gives evidence
The accused triple-murderer reached for the tissues as the jury heard evidence from her nine-year-old daughter. FOLLOW LIVE
‘Obtain leftover beef wellington’: Country doc’s vital call to police
An on-call doctor at Leongatha Hospital made the triple-0 call that first alerted police to an alleged poisoning at the beef wellington lunch hosted by accused murderer Erin Patterson.
Daughter breaks down in tearful mushroom trial testimony
The youngest daughter of Don and Gail Patterson wiped away tears as she recalled being at her dying parents’ bedsides in the days after the mushroom lunch. FOLLOW LIVE
Mushroom meal survivor reveals what happened at lethal lunch
Ian Wilkinson, the only guest who survived the lunch, has for the first time shared details about the meal Erin Patterson allegedly laced with death cap mushrooms.
What Erin Patterson didn’t do after serving deadly mushroom lunch
Simon Patterson, the estranged husband of accused mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson, has told a jury he was “intrigued” that she failed to ask him a particular question after the fateful lunch.
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