10 h. ago A life saved and what Erin Patterson allegedly confided to friends: week four of the mushroom lunch trial

Sole surviving lunch guest watches on as Victorian supreme court hears how hospital staff ‘thought he was going to die’ from death cap mushroom poisoningWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Ian Wilkinson sat in the Victorian supreme court, only metres from the woman accused of trying to murder him, as one of the men who helped save his life gave evidence.Prof Stephen Warrillow, the director of intensive care at Austin Health, had already spoken about the deaths of three people from death cap mushroom poisoning and the particular characteristics of their illnesses; “rapidly progressive deterioration”, the organ failure and of it being “non-survivable”. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Inside doctors' race to save the guests at fatal mushroom lunch: 'This was not survivable'

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16 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: How accused allegedly branded her husband a 'deadbeat' and his parents a 'lost cause'

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36 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Patterson's group messages about her estranged husband and his family are read aloud to murder trial jury: 'I swear to God'

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38 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Patterson's response after she was asked to bring her kids to hospital is revealed to murder trial jury

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41 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Digital forensics expert tells court what was found on computer seized from Patterson's home

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59 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Death cap mushroom internet searches found on computer seized from Patterson's home, murder trial jury hears

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60 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Death cap mushroom search terms found on computer seized from Patterson's home, murder trial jury hears

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64 h. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Accused killer's list of purchases at a service station a day after deadly lunch is revealed to jury

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3 d. ago 'Death mushrooms' found in 'seeping brown bag' after woman 'poisoned ex husband family'

Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder after she served meals of beef Wellington, mashed potato and green beans at her home.

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3 d. ago 'Death mushrooms' found in 'seeping' brown paper bag after woman 'poisoned ex husband family'

Erin Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder after she served meals of beef Wellington, mashed potato and green beans at her home

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3 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson's nine

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3 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Defence casts doubt on phone records after Patterson's device was pinged in death cap mushroom hotspot

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3 d. ago Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Expert says Patterson's phone was detected near death cap sites

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4 d. ago Fatal collision was ‘tragic accident, not criminal act’, jury told as they retire in death by careless driving trial

Natalie Read denies causing the deaths of Harry Atkinson and Lewis Meeson

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4 d. ago Erin Patterson may have visited locations of death cap mushroom sightings, murder trial hears

Expert tells court that phone records show ‘potential’ for accused to have been in Outtrim and Loch days after reports of deadly fungi were posted onlineWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn analysis of Erin Patterson’s mobile phone records revealed she may have visited two locations soon after death cap mushroom sightings were reported, a court has heard.Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the lunch she served at her house in Leongatha, Victoria, about 135km south-east of Melbourne.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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4 d. 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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4 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial live: mobile data shows Patterson’s device could have been in area where death cap mushrooms reportedly sighted

Australian woman, 50, faces three murder charges and one charge of attempted murder over lethal mushroom lunch. Follow live updatesPatterson’s defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining McKenzie.She agrees she removed and disposed of every death cap mushroom she could find when she spotted the mushrooms. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial live: witness posted location of death cap mushrooms to citizen science website

Australian woman, 50, faces three murder charges and one charge of attempted murder over lethal mushroom lunch. Follow live updatesPatterson’s defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining McKenzie.She agrees she removed and disposed of every death cap mushroom she could find when she spotted the mushrooms. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Mushroom trial live: witnesses to continue giving evidence on day 14 of Erin Patterson murder trial

Australian woman, 50, faces three murder charges and one charge of attempted murder over lethal mushroom lunch. Follow live updatesMcKenzie says in her role she answered calls from members of the public and professionals regarding ingestion of a range of poisonous substances including fungi.She tells the court what her role involved when someone calls the help line:We need to ascertain the circumstances, for instance it might be a toddler who has a nibble of a little brown mushroom and nothing more. Continue reading...

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