21 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Mushroom lunch court hearings near end as judge begins final instructions

The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three people with a poisonous mushroom meal, enters its final stage today as Justice Christopher Beale begins his charge to the jury. Follow his instructions here.

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21 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Mushroom lunch court hearings near end as judge instructs the jury

The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three people with a poisonous mushroom meal, enters its final stage today as Justice Christopher Beale begins his charge to the jury. Follow his instructions here.

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21 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Judge tells jurors they must not let feelings of prejudice or sympathy impact decision

The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three people with a poisonous mushroom meal, is in its final stage as Justice Christopher Beale is directing the jury. Follow his instructions here.

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21 h. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Judge tells jury not to let feelings of prejudice or sympathy impact decision

The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three people with a poisonous mushroom meal, is in its final stage as Justice Christopher Beale is directing the jury. Follow his instructions here.

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial day 35 as it happened: Accused mushroom cook’s defence barrister Colin Mandy, SC, finishes closing statement, reminds jury the ‘standard is proof beyond reasonable doubt’

Defence barrister Colin Mandy, SC, has concluded his closing address in Morwell’s courtroom four. The jury will return next week.

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Accused mushroom cook’s defence barrister Colin Mandy, SC, finishes closing statement, reminds jury the ‘standard is proof beyond reasonable doubt’

Defence barrister Colin Mandy, SC, has just concluded his closing address in Morwell’s courtroom four. The jury will return next week.

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Accused mushroom cook’s defence barrister Colin Mandy, SC, expected to close arguments on Thursday on triple murder trial

Defence barrister Colin Mandy, SC, is expected to conclude his closing address in Morwell’s courtroom four on Thursday, as we near the end of week eight of proceedings.

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial day 34 as it happened: Defence barrister Colin Mandy tells jury accused mushroom cook wanted to be close to in

Patterson’s barrister will continue his closing address in Morwell’s courtroom four on Thursday, after the judge warned jurors to expect a long direction from the bench next week.

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Defence lawyer Colin Mandy tells jury accused wanted to be close to in

Erin Patterson’s defence barrister is expected to continue delivering his closing address in Morwell’s courtroom four this morning, after the judge warned jurors to expect a long direction from the bench next week.

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE: Accused mushroom cook’s defence lawyer to give closing arguments

Erin Patterson’s defence barrister is expected to continue delivering his closing address in Morwell’s courtroom four this morning, after the judge warned jurors to expect a long direction from the bench next week.

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7 d. ago No motive, just panic: Defence team contends mushroom cook Erin Patterson was content, not a killer

Inside courtroom four in Morwell, Patterson, on trial for murder, listened intently as her defence barrister, his voice straining, began to lay bare what she stands to lose. Follow our live updates.

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Prosecutor resumes her closing address to jury

As accused killer Erin Patterson watches from the dock, prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is continuing her closing arguments to a Supreme Court jury sitting in Morwell.

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Accused set up ‘dummy phone’ to throw police; isn’t a ‘credible witness’, prosecutor tells jury

As accused killer Erin Patterson takes notes in the dock, prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is continuing her closing arguments to a Supreme Court jury sitting in Morwell.

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Accused lied to authorities and in witness box, prosecutor says; defence counsel begins addressing jury

Prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, says the Crown has proven its case against accused killer Erin Patterson beyond reasonable doubt. Now, the defence barrister is addressing the jury.

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8 d. ago Mushroom cook accused of 'four calculated deceptions', jury told

The prosecution laid out the allegations as the closing address began in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial.

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Prosecutor makes her closing argument to jury

Now that all the evidence has been heard, prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is arguing to the jury the Crown’s case against accused killer Erin Patterson.

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Prosecutor argues accused deviated from beef Wellington recipe, faked cancer diagnosis

Now that all the evidence has been heard, prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is arguing to the jury the Crown’s case against accused killer Erin Patterson.

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Accused deviated from beef Wellington recipe, faked cancer diagnosis and wasn’t unwell after lunch, jury told

Now that all the evidence has been heard, prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is arguing to the jury the Crown’s case against accused killer Erin Patterson.

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE updates: Accused ‘lied’ to multiple people, and repeatedly changed her story on sourcing mushrooms, prosecutor tells jury

Prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is arguing to the jury that accused killer Erin Patterson faked a cancer diagnosis to her lunch guests and deliberately deviated from a beef Wellington recipe.

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8 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial: Accused ‘lied’ to multiple people, and repeatedly changed her story on sourcing mushrooms, prosecutor tells jury

Prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC, is arguing to the jury that accused killer Erin Patterson faked a cancer diagnosis to her lunch guests and deliberately deviated from a beef Wellington recipe.

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