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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Protester accosts judge as Erin Patterson trial hears how officials tried to find source of deadly mushrooms

Erin Patterson
Erin Patterson 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 regional Australia in 2023. Photograph: James Ross/EPA

Erin Patterson spent days after the beef wellington lunch speaking with a department of health official in detail about sourcing the mushrooms for the meal from an Asian grocer and Woolworths, a Victorian court has heard.

Day 19 of Patterson’s trial at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell was also interrupted by a protester, who shouted accusations at Justice Christopher Beale before being escorted out of the room by police.

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