3 d. ago As lunch guests sickened, mushroom cook fed her children leftovers, she maintains

Erin Patterson said she fed the beef Wellington leftovers to her two children for dinner on the day of the lunch, and that she didn’t believe there was any “real risk” to their safety.

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4 d. ago Erin Patterson trial recap: What happened on each day of the death cap mushroom case

Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms in a beef Wellington for lunch.

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9 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial day 27 as it happened: ‘You thought the lunch guests would die’: A rare invitation and a ‘lie about cancer’

It was rare for Erin Patterson to host guests; having four people over for a meal was not an ordinary, casual event for the mother of two.

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1 week ago Erin Patterson concedes death cap mushrooms were in beef Wellington she fed guests; Trial day 25, as it happened

Accused killer cook Erin Patterson has conceded death cap mushrooms were in a beef Wellington she fed her lunch guests after telling a jury she often foraged for fungi and enjoyed buying exotic varieties because they tasted better.

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1 week ago Day 25, as it happened: Patterson concedes death cap mushrooms were in beef Wellington she fed guests

Accused killer cook Erin Patterson has conceded death cap mushrooms were in a beef Wellington she fed her lunch guests after telling a jury she often foraged for fungi and enjoyed buying exotic varieties because they tasted better.

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1 week ago Erin Patterson trial recap: What happened on every day of the death cap mushroom case

Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms in a beef Wellington for lunch.

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1 week ago Mushroom cook takes the stand to give evidence: Erin Patterson trial day 24 as it happened

Erin Patterson, who is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington meal that contained death cap mushrooms, is giving evidence. Follow our live updates from the trial.

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1 week ago Court hears evidence from alleged mushroom cook: Erin Patterson trial day 24 as it happened

Erin Patterson, who is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington meal that contained death cap mushrooms, is giving evidence. Follow our live updates from the trial.

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1 week ago Erin Patterson describes struggles of separation while giving evidence in mushroom murder trial

Erin Patterson, who is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington meal that contained death cap mushrooms, is giving evidence. Follow our live updates from the trial.

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson trial briefing: What happened on every day of the death cap mushroom case

Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms in a beef Wellington for lunch.

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3 w. ago Erin Patterson trial recap: Major talking points from every day of the death cap mushroom case

Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms in a beef Wellington for lunch.

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3 w. ago The desperate fight to save death cap mushroom lunch patients

An intensive care doctor has told Erin Patterson’s murder trial that Ian Wilkinson was “very close” to death as hospital staff tried in vain to save the lives of other patients.

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3 w. ago The desperate fight to save mushroom lunch guests from death cap poisoning

An intensive care doctor has told Erin Patterson’s murder trial that Ian Wilkinson was “very close” to death as hospital staff tried in vain to save the lives of other patients.

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3 w. ago Death cap mushroom searches found on computer seized from Patterson's home

The jury has been shown searches for death cap mushrooms that were allegedly found on a computer seized from Erin Patterson's home.

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3 w. ago ‘Death cap’ internet search made on laptop seized from Erin Patterson’s home, court told

An internet search for a death cap mushroom sighting was made on a device connected to Erin Patterson, a court has heard.

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3 w. ago Death cap webpage accessed on computer seized from Erin Patterson’s home, court told

An internet page listing a death cap mushroom sighting was made on a device connected to Erin Patterson, a court has heard.

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3 w. ago Mushroom trial told accused’s phone ‘pinged’ close to mushrooms

The jury in Erin Patterson's triple murder trial has been told her phone pinged in areas close to where death cap mushrooms were sighted.

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3 w. ago Poison specialist removed death cap mushrooms from Gippsland sports oval over toxin fears

Christine McKenzie told the murder trial of Erin Patterson that she photographed and posted the location of the mushrooms she found three months before the deadly beef Wellington lunch.

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3 w. ago Erin Patterson’s phone pinged near mushroom sightings months before lunch, trial told

A phone tower expert has told the Supreme Court he was asked by homicide detectives to analyse the accused killer’s phone records for a period spanning more than three years before the beef Wellington lunch.

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last month Plant expert unable to find evidence of death cap mushrooms in lunch leftovers

A plant expert who examined the leftover beef Wellington said he couldn't find evidence of death cap mushrooms in the meal, but he did find traces somewhere else.

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