11 h. ago A life saved and what Erin Patterson allegedly confided to friends: week four of the mushroom lunch trial

Sole surviving lunch guest watches on as Victorian supreme court hears how hospital staff ‘thought he was going to die’ from death cap mushroom poisoningWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Ian Wilkinson sat in the Victorian supreme court, only metres from the woman accused of trying to murder him, as one of the men who helped save his life gave evidence.Prof Stephen Warrillow, the director of intensive care at Austin Health, had already spoken about the deaths of three people from death cap mushroom poisoning and the particular characteristics of their illnesses; “rapidly progressive deterioration”, the organ failure and of it being “non-survivable”. Continue reading...

Politics

34 h. ago ‘Sick of this’: Erin Patterson told friends she wanted ‘nothing to do’ with in

Victorian supreme court shown Facebook messages in which murder accused vents frustration at estranged husband’s parents Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson told a Facebook group chat “this family I swear to fucking god” and said she wanted “nothing to do” with her parents-in-law, according to messages shown in a Victorian court.Messages written by the user Erin Erin Erin, which the court has previously heard was one of three Facebook names used by Patterson, also included saying she was ““sick of this shit” and “fuck em” about the parents of her estranged husband Simon. Continue reading...

Politics

7 d. ago Mushroom lunch leftovers examined and a juror removed: how week three of the Erin Patterson murder trial unfolded

Australian jury asked to consider if murder accused was pretending to be sick after lunch that killed three in-lawsWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?The mushroom paste was contained in a vial about 2cm wide and 5cm high, with the exhibit name EX X1 Z13.The paste was taken from inside a beef wellington, which in turn was taken from inside a paper bag found in a wheelie bin outside Erin Patterson’s home. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Legal team queries test results of fatal lunch leftovers

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson 's murder trial here.

Events

7 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson's legal team queries test results of fatal lunch leftovers

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson 's murder trial here.

Events

1 week ago Distinguishing between edible and poisonous fungi is difficult, mushroom expert tells Erin Patterson trial

Victorian court hears from mycologist who identified death cap mushrooms growing near Patterson’s home in GippslandKey figures in the mushroom lunch trialAn internationally renowned mushroom expert who discovered death caps near Erin Patterson’s home has started giving his evidence in her triple murder trial.Dr Thomas May, a mycologist or scientist specialising in fungi, appeared in Patterson’s trial on Tuesday.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Mushroom expert who discovered death caps near Erin Patterson’s home gives evidence in triple murder trial

Victorian court hears from mycologist who posted photos and GPS coordinates of death cap mushrooms on ‘citizen science’ websiteKey figures in the mushroom murders trialAn internationally renowned mushroom expert who discovered death caps near Erin Patterson’s home has started his evidence in her triple murder trial.Dr Thomas May, a mycologist or scientist specialising in fungi, appeared in Patterson’s trial on Tuesday. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Australia mushroom murders trial: Erin Patterson’s daughter describes eating ‘leftovers’ of fatal lunch in police video

Court also hears from nurse who says triple murder accused told Leongatha hospital staff ‘I don’t want any of this’ in relation to treatment for suspected poisoningWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s daughter told police she ate leftovers of the deadly mushroom meal with her mother and brother for dinner the day after the meal, a court has heard.A video of Patterson’s daughter’s evidence was played on Thursday during her mother’s triple murder trial. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Erin Patterson trial live: deceased mushroom lunch guests Don and Gail Patterson were ‘fantastic’ in

Patterson has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesErin Patterson ‘didn’t look unwell’ like other mushroom lunch attendees, hospital nurse tells murder trialWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s lawyer Colin Mandy cross-examining Kylie AshtonMandy asks about the previous evidence from medical witnesses that Erin was present at the hospital for five minutes before she discharged herself.I said these could be symptoms of illness and we needed to do further investigation to ensure she was safe. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Erin Patterson trial live: nurse says mushroom cook did not ‘look unwell’ but lunch guest ‘couldn’t lift his head’ from hospital pillow

Patterson has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s lawyer Colin Mandy cross-examining Kylie AshtonMandy asks about the previous evidence from medical witnesses that Erin was present at the hospital for five minutes before she discharged herself.I said these could be symptoms of illness and we needed to do further investigation to ensure she was safe. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Erin Patterson discharged herself five minutes after doctor warned she may have death cap mushroom poisoning, court hears

Doctor tells Victorian triple murder trial he called the police in a bid to have Patterson return to the hospitalWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA doctor who treated Erin Patterson has told her triple murder trial that he was surprised she discharged herself from hospital five minutes after being told she may have been exposed to potentially fatal mushroom poisoning.Dr Christopher Webster, who was working at the Leongatha hospital two days after Patterson served beef wellington to her in-laws for lunch, gave evidence on Wednesday at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Deadly lunch victims' son reveals what accused told him about the mushrooms that killed his parents

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

Events

2 w. ago Erin Patterson trial live: daughter of alleged mushroom lunch victims emotional as she remembers parents’ final days in hospital

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Don and Gail had dined at Erin’s before, court hearsAnna Terrington also recalls a lunch that her parents, Don and Gail, had at Erin’s house in 2023 – before the fateful mushroom meal. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago Mushroom lunch’s sole surviving guest details deadly meal and its aftermath as trial of Erin Patterson continues

Ian Wilkinson, whose wife was among three who died, tells Victorian court the triple murder accused ‘just seemed like a normal person to me’Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?The only surviving guest of the beef wellington lunch at Erin Patterson’s house has told her triple murder trial he was happy and excited about being invited for the meal.Ian Wilkinson, the pastor at the Korumburra Baptist church, is the sixth witness in the supreme court trial at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Detail about deadly lunch that brought survivor to brink of tears on the witness stand

Follow Daily Mail Australia's live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson's murder trial here.

Events

3 w. ago Erin Patterson trial live updates: mushroom cook had ‘tension’ with inlaws and struggled with mental illness, estranged husband says

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?‘Important you’re all there’: Erin Patterson urged husband to reconsider skipping mushroom lunch, murder trial hearsJurors have been shown messages between Simon and Erin between 14-15 October 2022 exchanged on the app Signal.Simon says there was “a lot of tension” in his relationship with Erin at this point. He says her relationship with his parents was also tense.Hey are you coming to mum’s Birthday lunch.I’m not too sure how your dad could have been confused..... Seems that my invite tomorrow is a bit of an afterthought and not even from your parents so I might pass thanks...What I recon is everybody forgot to actually invite me to this thing and I feel very very hurt about that..I’m sorry for shouting at you this afte...

Society

3 w. ago Erin Patterson trial live updates: estranged husband Simon Patterson’s evidence continues in mushroom cook’s murder case

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?‘Important you’re all there’: Erin Patterson urged husband to reconsider skipping mushroom lunch, murder trial hearsMandy questions Simon about a conversation he had with his father, Don, on 30 July when he was hospitalised after the mushroom lunch.Mandy says at this point Don had been “distressed, physically for a long period of time”. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Erin Patterson trial live updates: estranged husband Simon Patterson’s evidence to continue in mushroom cook’s murder case

Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?‘Important you’re all there’: Erin Patterson urged husband to reconsider skipping mushroom lunch, murder trial hearsWe’re waiting to begin.Our reporter Nino Bucci was in the court room yesterday on day three of Erin Patterson’s murder trial, when her estranged husband Simon Patterson started his evidence. Continue reading...

Society

3 w. ago Australia’s mushroom murders trial: who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures?

As the trial over the deadly 2023 beef wellington lunch continues in the Victorian supreme court, here’s what you need to know about the people involvedErin Patterson trial – live updatesA fatal family lunch in regional Victoria is at the centre of a high-profile murder trial that is under way in the state’s supreme court.Erin Patterson is accused of murdering her estranged husband Simon Patterson’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister and Simon’s aunt, Heather Wilkinson, by feeding them a meal of beef wellington laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Erin Patterson trial: Woman who hosted deadly mushroom lunch used different coloured plate, jury told

Patterson, 50, is accused of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives in a case that has gripped Australia

Events