8 h. ago Daughter of 'mushroom poisoner' reveals what mum told her before fatal lunch that killed three

Erin Patterson has denied deliberately poisoning a beef wellington in an attempt to kill four members of Simon Patterson’s family in Victoria, Australia

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8 h. ago Erin Patterson’s daughter says accused mushroom poisoner was ‘very good’ cook, murder trial hears

Patterson’s son tells jury eye-fillet steak from leftovers of fatal lunch was ‘some of the best meat I’ve ever had’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson’s children ate the leftovers of her beef wellington lunch after their mother and relatives fell ill eating the same meal the previous day, a court has heard.Videos of interviews the siblings gave separately to police on 16 August 2023 have been shown to the jury in Patterson’s triple murder trial. Continue reading...

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Avid runner Christine Lote had a mystery injury which left her right foot swollen - she assumed she had hurt herself while out jogging, but later found something terrifying

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30 h. 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...

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31 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live: mushroom cook’s daughter gives pre

Erin 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 updates Erin 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...

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55 h. 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...

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59 h. 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...

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3 d. ago Erin Patterson was ‘very reluctant’ for fatal mushroom lunch guests to look in her pantry, court hears

Ian Wilkinson became seriously ill after the meal in July 2023, which claimed the lives of his wife, Heather, and two other family members

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5 d. ago 'Completely shocking': West London council under fire after mum told to lock autistic daughter in room

Lauryn Henderson said she found the advice ‘completely shocking’ and is pushing for her family to be relocated

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson never checked on sick guests after fatal mushroom lunch at her house, estranged husband says

Simon Patterson tells trial the lack of inquiries ‘intrigued’ him

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson never checked on sick guests after fatal lunch at her house, estranged husband says

Simon Patterson tells trial the lack of inquiries ‘intrigued’ him

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8 d. ago Breakthrough in Easter egg poisoning that left boy, seven, and sister, 13, dead as cops reveal substance 'used by woman in revenge plot on ex

Police believe that Jordélia Pereira Barbosa, 36, had intended for the chocolates to be laced and delivered to her ex-husband's new girlfriend last month.

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson trial: Estranged husband tells court he was ‘too uncomfortable’ to attend fatal mushroom lunch

Text messages between Simon and Erin Patterson read out in court suggests the accused found his decision not to attend ‘really disappointing’

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8 d. 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...

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9 d. ago Drunk mum told 'stay off booze for 90 days' after biting fella and swinging for police

Ellie Dilbert, 20, was involved in a drunken brawl in Newcastle's Bigg Market and bit one of the men who tried to intervene before lashing out at police

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9 d. ago Erin Patterson concocted cancer diagnosis to ensure children missed fatal mushroom lunch, murder trial hears

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have never recovered a phone used by Erin Patterson at the time of the deadly mushroom lunch, and another phone seized during their investigation was subject to a “remote factory reset” while they were searching her house, a Victorian court has heard.Patterson also told police she had never owned a food dehydrator nor dehydrated food, despite CCTV showing her dumping a dehydrator at a local tip, and forensic analysis later revealing it had her fingerprints, and contained traces of death cap mushrooms.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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Jemma Graham said she was surrounded by 'chaos, illness and crowds' when she made the decision to leave with her 'exhausted' daughter Penny Stevens.

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1 week ago Mum given 18 months to live after 'out of blue' incident while she was at the pub

Sophie White, 23, has been trying to stay strong for her three-year-old son despite being given a nightmare diagnosis as the mum has been told she has just over a year to live

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2 w. ago Scots nursery worker told mum tot 'does her head in' in shocking outburst

Elizabeth Scott was reported to the SSSC and investigated.

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