6 h. 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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12 h. 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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12 h. 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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12 h. 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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27 h. ago Mushroom cook sat on her hands and peddled fiction while her family members died, court told

Prosecutors have begun their closing address to the jury by laying out the four “calculated deceptions” they say show Erin Patterson’s guilt.

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29 h. 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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36 h. 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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36 h. 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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36 h. 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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36 h. 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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36 h. 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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5 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial as it happened: Disagree. Disagree. Disagree. Final denials in mushroom cook cross

The lengthy cross-examination of Erin Patterson concluded today as the accused delivered her final denials and explanations to the prosecution’s pointed accusations before being re-examined by her own defence lawyer.

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE: Disagree. Disagree. Disagree. Final denials in mushroom cook cross

The lengthy cross-examination of Erin Patterson concluded today as the accused delivered her final denials and explanations to the prosecution’s pointed accusations before being re-examined by her own defence lawyer.

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE: Accused mushroom cook faces eighth day in witness box

Erin Patterson will be cross-examined again by prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC. Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder.

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE: Accused denies lying about feeding beef Wellington lunch leftovers to kids; evidence of visit to iNaturalist death

Accused killer Erin Patterson has returned to the witness box after lunch for further cross-examination from prosecutor Nanette Rogers, SC. She has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder.

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE: Accused questioned about ‘strong smell’ of mushrooms from Asian grocer that were in beef Wellington; denies lying about feeding fatal lunch leftovers to kids

Accused killer Erin Patterson is expected to return to the witness box during her murder trial. She has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder.

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE: Accused questioned about strong smell of mushrooms from Asian grocer that were served in beef Wellington

Accused killer Erin Patterson is expected to return to the witness box during her murder trial. She has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder.

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE: Accused mushroom cook to return to the witness box for seventh day

Accused killer Erin Patterson is expected to return to the witness box during her murder trial. She has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder.

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson trial day 29 LIVE updates: Accused mushroom cook to return to the witness box

Accused killer Erin Patterson is to resume giving evidence in her triple murder trial. She has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder.

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson trial LIVE updates: Accused mushroom cook denies lying, can’t recall visiting website that logged death caps

Accused killer Erin Patterson is to resume giving evidence in her triple murder trial. She has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder.

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