7 h. ago Accused killer admits leaving body to ‘rot forever’ on Brisbane balcony

Crown prosecutor Chris Cook presented Chinese national Yang Zho with photos of his alleged victim’s body after it had been sealed for 10 months in a tool box.

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8 h. ago Erin Patterson trial latest updates: Toxicologist feared public health issue over mushrooms sold to accused

Medical staff at Leongatha Hospital say the accused killer reported gastro symptoms and asked after her lunch guests but was reluctant to stay, leaving and returning over two hours later.

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10 h. ago Erin Patterson trial latest updates: Police officer says accused mushroom cook told him where to find beef Wellington leftovers

Medical staff at Leongatha Hospital say the accused killer reported gastro symptoms and asked after her lunch guests but was reluctant to stay, leaving and returning over two hours later.

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11 h. ago ‘Life was at risk’: Nurse implored accused killer Erin Patterson to stay at hospital

Medical staff at Leongatha Hospital say Erin Patterson reported gastro symptoms and asked after her lunch guests but was reluctant to stay, leaving and returning over two hours later.

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12 h. ago ‘She appeared upset’: Patterson didn’t want to stay at hospital, asked after lunch guests

Medical staff at Leongatha Hospital say accused killer Erin Patterson reported gastro symptoms, asked after her lunch guests and appeared reluctant to stay, leaving and returning over two hours later.

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29 h. ago ‘Better scared than dead’: Doctor’s urgent warning to accused mushroom killer

When Erin Patterson mentioned her children had eaten leftover beef Wellington, a doctor warned against her reluctance to have them checked out.

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3 d. ago Erin Patterson trial LIVE updates: ‘I did not say that’: Simon Patterson denies accusing alleged mushroom killer of poisoning at hospital

Erin Patterson’s estranged husband Simon will continue providing evidence in her murder trial. Follow our live blog.

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7 d. ago ‘I’ve spent a small fortune on beef Wellingtons’: Erin Patterson’s texts revealed

Accused killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson urged her estranged husband to attend the fateful lunch because she’d spent “a small fortune” on eye fillet steak.

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8 d. ago Accused killer cook admits foraging for mushrooms, lying about dehydrator

What we learned about the prosecution’s case against the alleged killer mushroom cook on day one of the hotly anticipated trial.

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8 d. ago Accused pool killer’s protests over hospital mental health treatment

Brian Barnes is accused of killing an elderly woman in a dispute over a local swimming pool in the small Victorian town of Quambatook.

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9 d. ago Prayer notes and smell of death led police to body on Brisbane balcony

The body of Chinese national Qiong Yan was found in a large tool box at her Hamilton home. A jury has been told her alleged killer was motivated by greed.

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9 d. ago Accused mushroom cook killer has attempted murder charges dropped ahead of trial

Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch, but jurors have been told that charges of attempting to kill her husband in the months before the fateful meal have been withdrawn.

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1 week ago Outrage over death of teen after accused killer’s violent history revealed

Audrey Griffin was allegedly murdered by a man who only months earlier had been spared jail despite a record of domestic violence, sparking frustration from victims’ rights groups.

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4 w. ago Accused killer denies hitting or injuring Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey

One of Cassius Turvey’s accused killers has denied ever hitting or injuring the schoolboy despite one of his friends claiming he did.

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