35 h. ago Australian woman accused of mushroom poisoning admits possible online search for deadly fungi

Erin Patterson is on trial for allegedly killing three family members with poisonous meal

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56 h. ago Admitted lies, emojis and a dehydrator: Erin Patterson spars with prosecutor as fatal mushroom lunch deconstructed

Murder accused cross-examined in Victorian supreme court trial over beef wellington lunch that left three in-laws deadWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?There were times in Erin Patterson’s fourth day in the witness box where it seemed as if her lies she has admitted in her testimony, like the mushrooms she prepared for the beef wellington, were being cooked down as much as possible.Had she pretended to have cancer at the fateful lunch or had she not? What, exactly, were the reasons for her repeated lies to Gail Patterson about a lump in her elbow? How about the lies she told to police? Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson details the day of the deadly beef Wellington lunch in her own words

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3 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Patterson reveals she threw up after eating several pieces of cake following the fatal beef Wellington lunch

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3 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Patterson tells of emergency highway toilet stop involving a doggy bag after eating her beef Wellington

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3 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Patterson reveals how she decided on the 'special' meal ahead of the fatal lunch

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3 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Patterson denies foraging for death cap mushrooms as she takes the stand for a third straight day

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3 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson agrees text messages with mother

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal 2023 beef wellington lunch. Follow liveWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Mandy takes the jury to messages from June 2023 between Patterson and her mother-in-law Gail.In the messages, Gail asked Patterson about a medical appointment. Patterson later replied and said she had a needle biopsy conducted.I must have told them I was having a medical appointment that day.I think I just said I was having a problem or a lump on my arm checked out.Were those lies?Yes.The issue started to resolve and I felt a bit embarrassed I had made such a big deal about it. I didn’t want their care of me to stop so I just kept it going.I shouldn’t have done it.I became aware of death caps quite early in this period.I don’t specifically remember doing that day but it’s possible it was me.It’s possible that’s part of the process I went through to see if t...

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4 d. ago ‘They didn’t deserve it’: emotional Erin Patterson tells murder trial of shame over messages about family

Murder accused also tells jury she was never diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had history of ‘consulting Dr Google’Erin Patterson trial LIVEWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Erin Patterson has told a court she wishes she never told her Facebook friends in a private group chat “this family I swear to fucking god” in relation to her in-laws, saying she felt ashamed but hoped that sharing her frustrations would mean she had a “big cheer squad” for her problems.Patterson also told the jury in her triple murder trial that she was never diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had a history of “consulting Dr Google”, and hoped to bring her family back together despite a formal separation with her estranged husband, Simon, seven years earlier. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson tells court she saw a future with estranged husband and ‘wanted to bring the family back together’

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal 2023 beef wellington lunch. Follow liveBarrister Colin Mandy SC asks his client why at one stage there were three properties in both Erin and Simon Patterson’s name when the couple had been separated for four years.I always thought we would bring the family back together. That is what I wanted ... It was something tangible to say to Simon, I see a future for us.I have not.I’ve never had a needle biopsy anywhere.I consulted Dr Google.I alternated that with Don.We did talk about it sometimes.The kind of conversations that we had ... they would gently make fun of the fact that I was religious and I would try and evangelise back to them in a sense ... It was sort of all in good humour. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson tells court she saw a future with estranged husband and ‘wanted to bring thefamily back together’

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal 2023 beef wellington lunch. Follow liveBarrister Colin Mandy SC asks his client why at one stage there were three properties in both Erin and Simon Patterson’s name when the couple had been separated for four years.I always thought we would bring the family back together. That is what I wanted ... It was something tangible to say to Simon, I see a future for us.I have not.I’ve never had a needle biopsy anywhere.I consulted Dr Google.I alternated that with Don.We did talk about it sometimes.The kind of conversations that we had ... they would gently make fun of the fact that I was religious and I would try and evangelise back to them in a sense ... It was sort of all in good humour. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson breaks down in the witness box: Mushroom murder accused cries as she gives evidence for the first time

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson in the witness box: Mushroom murder accused tells of relationship with Simon, her low self

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson steps into the witness box: Mushroom murder accused gives evidence in front of the jury for the first time

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson given voice as interview with police fills in some blanks: week five in court

As much as any moment, the video shown to the Victorian supreme court helped give the murder accused shape after weeks of silenceWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson watched herself on a screen, her voice filling court room four of the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.She had done little but stand up and sit down, and watch on silently, throughout the first 20 days of her triple murder trial, as more than 50 witnesses catalogued their own role in her story.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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1 week ago What police found on Erin Patterson’s computer and text messages with mother

Detective also tells mushroom lunch trial that phone records indicate a sim card was switched while police searched murder accused’s homeWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Electronic records taken from a computer seized by police from Erin Patterson’s house indicated that it had been used to visit webpages listing sightings of death cap mushrooms, a Victorian court has heard.The court also heard on Wednesday that Patterson sent multiple text messages to her mother-in-law, Gail Patterson, about health issues and medical appointments that police found no record of having ever occurred. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Erin Patterson murder trial live: ‘highly unlikely’ that commercial mushrooms contaminated with death cap toxins, health official says

Australian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder after a mushroom lunch at her house in regional Victoria in 2023. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMandy asks Atkinson about her evidence Patterson told her the dried mushrooms may have been purchased in Oakleigh, Clayton or Mount Waverley. Atkinson agrees Patterson was not sure where she had purchased the death cap mushrooms from.Patterson’s defence lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, is cross-examining Atkinson. Mandy asks about the conversation Atkinson recalled yesterday with Conor McDermott, a doctor at the Austin hospital on 31 July 2023 – two days after the lunch. Atkinson says she rejects that McDermott said “Glen Waverley” when mentioning where some of the mushrooms may have been purchased from. Mandy says his client did not provide Atkinson a specific date for when she purchased the mushrooms used in the beef wellington. Atkinson says ...

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1 week ago Erin Patterson murder trial live: witnesses in mushroom trial continue giving evidence on day 20 of case

Australian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder after a mushroom lunch at her house in regional Victoria in 2023. Follow live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWe are waiting for today’s proceedings to get under way. Here’s a recap of what the jury heard on Monday from our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci:Welcome to day 20 of Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial. Evidence is expected to begin after 10.30am once the jurors enter the courtroom. Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha, in regional Victoria, on 29 July 2023. The prosecution alleges that Patterson deliberately poisoned her lunch guests with “murderous intent” but her lawyers say the poisoning was a tragic accident. Patterson is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and her e...

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2 w. ago ‘Sick of this’: Erin Patterson told friends she wanted ‘nothing to do’ with in

Victorian supreme court shown Facebook messages in which murder accused vents frustration at estranged husband’s parents Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson told a Facebook group chat “this family I swear to fucking god” and said she wanted “nothing to do” with her parents-in-law, according to messages shown in a Victorian court.Messages written by the user Erin Erin Erin, which the court has previously heard was one of three Facebook names used by Patterson, also included saying she was ““sick of this shit” and “fuck em” about the parents of her estranged husband Simon. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Patterson visited area with death cap mushrooms a day after expert spotted deadly fungi, phone records indicate

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