7 h. ago Sade Robinson went on a first date and never came home. Her murder has fueled demands for change in missing persons cases

When 19-year-old Sade Robinson didn't show up for her shift at a pizza joint in April 2024, her co-workers suspected something was wrong. Robinson had gone out on a first date the night before – but never returned home. Andrea Cavallier takes a look back at the tragic case as her killer is found guilty of her murder

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35 h. ago Jury finds 2 men guilty of supplying the bomb used to kill Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

A Maltese jury has found two men guilty of complicity in the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia

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43 h. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson did not tell anyone about realisation foraged mushrooms may have been in lunch meal, court hears

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after a fatal beef wellington lunch in Leongatha in 2023. Follow livePatterson denies telling ex-partner she had important medical news she wanted advice onRogers says Simon gave evidence that on 16 July 2023 – two weeks prior to the lunch – Patterson approached him after a church service and said she had some important medical news she wanted advice on and how to break it to the children. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson ‘lied because I was afraid I would be held responsible’, court hears

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 live updatesPatterson is shown a photo of the dehydrator at the tip and asked if this is the one she owned.“I presume so,” Patterson says.This post was amended on 5 June 2025 to correct the location of the police search, which was at Patterson’s Leongatha home and not at Leongatha hospital as previously stated. Continue reading...

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66 h. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson denies intentionally dehydrating death caps

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 live updatesPatterson is shown a photo of the dehydrator at the tip and asked if this is the one she owned.“I presume so,” Patterson says.This post was amended on 5 June 2025 to correct the location of the police search, which was at Patterson’s Leongatha home and not at Leongatha hospital as previously stated. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Former girlfriend of a fitness instructor killed in doorstep acid attack pleads not guilty to his murder

Paris Wilson, 34, the ex-girlfriend of fitness instructor Danny Cahalane who was killed in a brutal acid attack has pleaded not guilty to his murder.

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3 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson tells court she felt ‘scared, responsible’ after husband asked if she poisoned his parents using dehydrator

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 liveErin Patterson explains health lies, food issues and how she made mushroom lunch as murder trial continuesWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Erin Patterson says it was ‘a possibility’ foraged mushrooms were in containerMandy turns to preparations for the meal.I cooked that for a very long time.You’ve got to get almost all of the water out so it won’t turn your pastry soggy.I decided to put in the dried mushrooms which I bought from the grocer which I still had in the pantry. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson tells court ‘I shouldn’t have lied to’ lunch guests about having cancer

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?Erin Patterson says it was ‘a possibility’ foraged mushrooms were in containerMandy turns to preparations for the meal.I cooked that for a very long time.You’ve got to get almost all of the water out so it won’t turn your pastry soggy.I decided to put in the dried mushrooms which I bought from the grocer which I still had in the pantry. Continue reading...

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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 Former girlfriend of man killed in acid attack on his doorstep is among six in court charged with his murder

Paris Wilson, 34, is accused of the murder of fitness instructor Danny Cahalane, 38, who had acid thrown in his face.

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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 Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson gives evidence in her triple murder trial

Trial of Victorian woman, 50, who has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal 2023 beef wellington lunch, enters sixth week. Follow liveThe jury is back in the courtroom in Morwell.Mandy concludes the defence’s cross-examination. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Australian mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson to give evidence in her triple murder trial

Trial of Victorian woman, 50, who has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal 2023 beef wellington lunch, enters sixth week. Follow liveThe jury is back in the courtroom in Morwell.Mandy concludes the defence’s cross-examination. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Erin Patterson trial live: lead detective in Australian mushroom case continues giving evidence on day 24 of trial

Trial of Victorian woman, 50, who has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal 2023 beef wellington lunch, enters sixth week. Follow liveMandy is showing the jury a flow chart which shows three sim cards police investigated.Eppingstall previously told the court there were three phones police believed Patterson used – two Samsungs and a Nokia. He said one of the Samsungs, referred to as phone A, had never been recovered. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Richard Satchwell guilty of murder after wife's remains found under stairs

Richard Satchwell, 58, has been found guilty of murdering his wife Tina after her remains were found under the stairs of their family home more than six years after she was reported missing

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1 week ago Mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson denied owning dehydrator in video interview despite police finding manual during search

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 podcastFarrell describes finding computer and mobile devicesDetectives located a Cooler Master computer in an upstairs bedroom. The jury is shown photographs of the computer. Farrell says he “deduced” the computer was located in Patterson’s son’s bedroom. He says a black Samsung mobile phone was also located in the same bedroom. The jury is shown photographs of the mobile on shelves inside a wardrobe in the bedroom. Farrell says a tablet was also located.That page was spattered with cooking liquids. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mushroom trial live: detective describes items found in search of Erin Patterson’s home including RecipeTin Eats cookbook

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 podcastFarrell describes finding computer and mobile devicesDetectives located a Cooler Master computer in an upstairs bedroom. The jury is shown photographs of the computer. Farrell says he “deduced” the computer was located in Patterson’s son’s bedroom. He says a black Samsung mobile phone was also located in the same bedroom. The jury is shown photographs of the mobile on shelves inside a wardrobe in the bedroom. Farrell says a tablet was also located.That page was spattered with cooking liquids. 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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