2 h. ago Erin Patterson trial live updates: mushroom cook’s murder trial continues in Victoria’s supreme court

Victorian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023Hello and welcome to Guardian Australia’s live coverage of the Erin Patterson trial, which is expected to restart at 10.30am this morning.Patterson is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson by feeding them a beef wellington dish allegedly laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023. The lunch took place in the regional Victorian town of Leongatha, in Australia’s south-east. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Deliberate fire at Scots home being treated as 'attempted murder'

Emergency services were called to Wallace Place in Fort William after the alarm was raised at around 12.50am on Friday, April 25.

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20 h. 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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21 h. ago Erin Patterson used different plate to guests at deadly 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 podcastErin Patterson, who allegedly murdered her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms, will defend the charges by claiming the poisoning was accidental, a Victorian court has heard.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 2023.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Erin Patterson weeps in court as prosecutor tells jury details of deadly mushroom lunch

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 podcastErin Patterson, who allegedly murdered her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms, will defend the charges by claiming the poisoning was accidental, a Victorian court has heard.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 2023.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Erin Patterson to claim mushroom poisonings accidental as murder trial begins

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 2023Erin Patterson, who allegedly murdered her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms, will defend the charges by claiming the poisoning was accidental, a Victorian court has heard.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 2023. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Footage shows Weezer bassist’s wife with gun moments before LAPD cops shot at her

Jessica Lauren was arrested for attempted murder of a police officer and later released after she posted $1 million bail

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35 h. ago Teenager admits attempted murder by pushing woman in front of train

Andrew Wason, 19, pleaded guilty to pushing the woman off a platform at Hyndland station in Glasgow on April 20 last year.

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36 h. ago Teen sentenced to eight years in detention for attempted murder of army chaplain

The priest hugged his attacker in the courtroom after the sentence was handed down.

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42 h. ago Beef Wellington poison accused cleared of three attempted murders of ex

Erin Patterson, 50, has had attempted murder charges against her estranged husband, Simon Patterson, dropped as the trial gets underway for the fatal poisonings of his family in Australia

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43 h. ago Erin Patterson no longer accused of attempting to kill husband as mushroom murders trial begins

Victorian supreme court judge tells jury that charges relating to Simon Patterson have been droppedElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastThe trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly murdering her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms has started in a Victorian court.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 2023. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Alleged poison mushroom killer Erin Patterson is cleared of three attempted murders against her estranged husband Simon

Accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has been cleared of three allegations of attempted murder against her estranged husband Simon. 

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48 h. ago Teenager who stabbed army chaplain to be sentenced for attempted murder

Fr Paul Murphy told the court earlier this month that he forgave his attacker, before hugging him.

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60 h. ago Girl, 14, showed no remorse after school stabbing and made threats in detention

The schoolgirl was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Monday to 15 years in detention for attempted murder.

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62 h. ago Girl, 14, who stabbed two teachers and a pupil at school is locked up for 15 years

A girl, 14, has been detained for 15 years for the attempted murder of two teachers and another pupil at a school in Ammanford, south Wales, in April last year.

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62 h. ago Girl, 14, detained for 15 years for attempted murder of two teachers and pupil

The 14-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Monday.

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62 h. ago ‘Out of a horror movie’: Brave teacher who restrained teenage attacker recounts school stabbing

Former assistant head teacher Darrel Campbell restrained the teenage school girl who was on Monday sentenced for the attempted murder of two teachers and a pupil at Amman Valley School, Alex Ross looks back at the shocking incident

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63 h. ago Two charged with attempted murder after teen seriously injured at Scots home

Emergency services were called to Balloan Road in Inverness following reports of a disturbance at around 9.45pm on Saturday, April 26.

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65 h. ago Ammanford school stabbing: Teenager sentenced for attempting to murder teachers and pupil during morning break

The teenager took her father's multi-tool to school without his knowledge and used to to stab teachers and a fellow pupil during the morning break

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5 d. ago Cops fight back in gang war as 8 arrested amid attempted murder bid

A total of 20 arrests have now been made by police as they try and tackle the growing gangland turf war which started in Edinburgh and spread to Glasgow.

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