8 d. ago Two years ago, Erin Patterson’s lunch guests were admitted to hospital. This week she became a convicted murderer

The mushroom murder trial attracted so much attention that Morwell, where the court is located, and nearby Traralgon received an economic boom. And then it was overWhat the beef wellingtons really looked like: mushroom murder exhibits revealedFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonIt’s a case so well-publicised it barely needs introduction. Erin Patterson, a middle-aged mother of two, hosted a lunch at her home in Leongatha, a regional town in the Australian state of Victoria, on 29 July 2023.After being served individual beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms, three of her relatives died and one barely survived. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The mushroom poisoning trial captivated Australia. Why Erin Patterson did it remains a mystery

Erin Patterson's murder convictions for the deaths by mushroom poisoning of her estranged husband's relatives has prompted fevered speculation across Australia about her motive

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1 week ago ‘We need to punch holes’: Maro Itoje calls on Lions to take battle to Brumbies

With the Test series looming, Lions captain has urged a strong XV to issue an emphatic statement in CanberraA verdict has finally been reached in the “mushroom murder” trial that gripped the whole of Australia, but the jury is still out on the touring British & Irish Lions. With the first Test looming next week, now would be a perfect time to issue an emphatic statement and the captain, Maro Itoje, is urging his well-stacked team to do exactly that.There have been glimpses of some highly effective Lions combinations at various stages on their travels, even in defeat against Argentina back in Dublin when their attacking shape showed initial promise. What has held them back, aside from every Lions squad’s perpetual search for cohesion, has been an occasional tendency to play too laterally rather than going route one and blowing the front door off its hinges. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Australian mushroom murders: Erin Patterson guilty verdict ends weeks of laborious detail and ghoulish fascination

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old who poisoned her in-laws with death cap mushrooms, killing threeFull report: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relativesFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonSeveral hours after a person eats death cap mushrooms and becomes violently unwell, there is a period of relief. They feel as if they are improving. They are not.This pause soon gives way to “a relentlessly progressive and quite frightening rapid deterioration into multiple organ failure”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago The shocking secret about mushroom killer that is being kept from Australia: GUY ADAMS reveals the sensational truth about trial that has rocked a nation

In the end, Erin Trudi Patterson's fate was sealed by her lies. She lied about deliberately picking death cap mushrooms. She lied about buying and using a Sunbeam food dehydrator...

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1 week ago Australia mushroom verdict: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago How the mushroom murder trial gripped Australia – and the world

The death cap mushroom case had all the hallmarks of a Shakespearean drama

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1 week ago Australia mushroom trial: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago Erin Patterson trial live: Australian woman found guilty of murdering in

Patterson claimed poisoning that killed three in-laws and made a fourth gravely ill was accidental, as her trial gripped the nation for weeks

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1 week ago The mushroom murder trial: Bizarre case of woman who killed her ex

Erin Patterson has been convicted after being on trial in Australia over the deaths of her estranged partner’s parents and aunt, Rachel Clun writes

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1 week ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Inside the courtroom as four verdicts are handed down

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

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1 week ago Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsAustralia mushroom trial verdicts live: jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of murders and attempted murderWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom lunch trial?Five key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Erin Patterson found guilty of all counts in Australia mushroom murders case

A court in Australia has convicted Erin Patterson of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms as one of the biggest criminal trials in the country concludes.

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1 week ago Erin Patterson found guilty on all counts in mushroom murders case that gripped Australia

Patterson found guilty of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms

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1 week ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Jury announces four verdicts

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1 week ago Australia mushroom trial verdicts live: Erin Patterson jury indicates it has reached verdicts

Triple murder accused to learn fate in trial over beef wellington lunch that contained death cap mushrooms – follow updatesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom lunch trial?Lunchtime rush at Morwell courtI’m at Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell, where the jury are have indicated they’ve reached their verdict after seven days of deliberations in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: World waits on verdict as jury enters seventh day of deliberations

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

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial jury fails to reach a verdict on fifth day of deliberations: As it happened

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

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Jury deliberates for a fifth day as world waits on verdict

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Jury fails to reach verdict on fourth day of deliberations

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

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