5 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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5 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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5 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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9 d. ago Erin Patterson trial live: juror discharged on day 12 of hearing

Australian woman, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesErin Patterson’s defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining Cripps.Stafford says Cripps is “not very clear” on what Patterson said about how much she ate at the lunch in July 2023. Cripps agrees.Is it your recollection that firstly she didn’t eat her entire portion?Yes. She indicated she didn’t eat it all. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Erin Patterson trial live: death cap mushroom toxin detected in beef wellington leftovers and dehydrator, toxicologist tells court

Australian woman, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesErin Patterson’s defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining Cripps.Stafford says Cripps is “not very clear” on what Patterson said about how much she ate at the lunch in July 2023. Cripps agrees.Is it your recollection that firstly she didn’t eat her entire portion?Yes. She indicated she didn’t eat it all. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson did not answer when asked if she picked mushrooms used in poisonous lunch, court hears

Australian woman, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesErin Patterson’s defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining Cripps.Stafford says Cripps is “not very clear” on what Patterson said about how much she ate at the lunch in July 2023. Cripps agrees.Is it your recollection that firstly she didn’t eat her entire portion?Yes. She indicated she didn’t eat it all. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Mushroom trial live: child protection worker tells court Erin Patterson said she felt ‘isolated’ from in

Australian woman, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesPatterson’s defence lawyer, Sophie Stafford, is cross-examining Cripps.Stafford asks Cripps about her conversation with Simon Patterson at Monash medical centre on 1 August 2023. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Erin Patterson murder trial live: witnesses continue to give evidence on day 12 of alleged mushroom murder case

Australian woman, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updatesThe jurors have not entered the court room yet.While we wait for today’s proceedings to kick off, here’s a report from our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci, on what the trial heard yesterday: Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Woman now facing charge in connection to death of Detroit teen London Thomas

Woman now facing charge in connection to death of Detroit teen London Thomas  WXYZ Channel 7

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3 w. ago Woman now facing charge in connection to death of Inkster teen London Thomas

Woman now facing charge in connection to death of Inkster teen London Thomas  WXYZ Channel 7

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3 w. ago Mother of dead Inkster teen London Thomas: 'Like living the worst movie you can imagine'

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3 w. ago London Thomas case: 2 in custody in connection to missing Detroit teen’s death

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3 w. ago 2 suspects in custody after missing Detroit teen London Thomas found dead, police say

2 suspects in custody after missing Detroit teen London Thomas found dead, police say  ClickOnDetroit

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3 w. ago Body of missing Inkster teen London Thomas found in Southfield

Body of missing Inkster teen London Thomas found in Southfield  FOX 2 Detroit

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3 w. ago Missing Detroit teen London Thomas found dead after weeks of searching

Missing Detroit teen London Thomas found dead after weeks of searching  ClickOnDetroit

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3 w. ago Family says body of missing teen London Thomas has been found

Family says body of missing teen London Thomas has been found  WXYZ Channel 7

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