3 h. ago The mushroom murder trial: Bizarre case of a woman accused of killing her ex

Erin Patterson is on trial in Australia over the deaths of her estranged partner’s parents and aunt, Rachel Clun writes

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The music mogul declined to testify after ‘thoroughly’ discussing decision with his lawyers, he told the judge

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15 h. ago Diddy trial recap: Sean Combs tells judge he will not testify in sex trafficking trial

Jurors heard from 34 witnesses over the seven weeks of testimony, including Combs’ ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura

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30 h. ago Australia mushroom murder trial judge tells jury to ignore lies in reaching verdict

Justice Christopher Beale tells jurors they must decide whether Erin Patterson is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt: ‘This is a court of law, not a court of morals’

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6 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: defence set to conclude closing address in murder trial of Erin Patterson

Accused, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder over a beef wellington lunch she served to in-lawsMandy says the prosecution argued Patterson’s phone records showed she did not simply go home and then return to the hospital after she discharged herself.Prosecution said the records were consistent with Paterson travelling south-west of Leongatha. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Defence wraps up its case as marathon murder trial enters its final days

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6 d. ago Bryan Kohberger judge tells both sides to prepare for trial despite defense request to delay

Judge Hippler said he would consider the arguments and make a decision in a written order

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6 d. ago Jury reaches verdict in Karen Read murder trial over death of Boston police boyfriend

Jurors in the murder trial of Karen Read say they’ve reached a verdict in a divisive case about the death of a Boston police officer that lawyers have presented as either a tragic love story or a sinister cover-up

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Defence rubbishes claim Patterson 'wanted to kill' her estranged husband as 'absurd'

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Jury hears how Patterson loved and 'respected' her alleged victims as murder trial enters final days

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Defence gives closing arguments as murder trial enters final days

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Defence argues there is an 'absence of motive' in Erin Patterson's murder trial as jury hears closing addresses

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9 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Prosecution says Patterson 'lied' about feeding her children lunch leftovers to 'help cover her tracks'

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9 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson intended to kill lunch guests and thought cancer lie ‘would die with them’, prosecution says

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder following a fatal beef wellington lunch in Leongatha in 2023. Follow liveTears, disagreements and dried mushrooms: how Erin Patterson responded over eight days in the witness boxWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastRogers says Patterson chose the meal for the lunch and was responsible for selecting the ingredients.Rogers says the recipe from the RecipeTin Eats book, which Patterson told police she used for the beef wellington did not call for “multiple individual” pasties. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tears, disagreements and dried mushrooms: how Erin Patterson responded over eight days in the witness box

Triple murder accused finishes giving evidence in seventh week of mushroom lunch trialWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?It was 12.40pm on Thursday, and Erin Patterson was striding from the witness box to the dock.“Just wait there, Ms Patterson,” Justice Christopher Beale said.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago Weinstein jury still has 1 charge to go after partial verdict in sex crimes retrial

Jurors reached a partial verdict in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial

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1 week ago Australia mushroom trial live: evidence concludes in Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial after weeks of testimony from witnesses

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after a fatal beef wellington lunch in Leongatha in 2023. Follow liveWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastProsecutor Nanette Rogers SC turns to evidence about factory resets performed on the mobile referred to as “Phone B”. The court previously heard four resets – one in February 2023 and three in August 2023 – were performed on the phone that Erin Patterson provided to police during the search on 5 August 2023. Rogers says one of these resets were done when she was left alone to call a lawyer while police searched Patterson’s Leongatha home. Patterson rejects this and says she phoned a lawyer at 2pm. Rogers says Patterson performed the three factory resets after the lunch to “conceal” the contents on Phone B. Patterson rejects this. Rogers then turns to her final points in the cross-ex...

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1 week ago Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault in bombshell retrial

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Patterson is accused of purposely keeping her kids away from the fatal lunch

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Accused killer chef faces her sixth day on the witness stand

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