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Jury told to be careful assessing mushroom cook's lies

A judge has offered a word of caution on mushroom cook Erin Patterson's self-confessed lies as he gives final directions to the jury in her triple murder trial.

AAP · Jun 27, 2025

Mushroom murder jury to decide Erin Patterson’s fate as judge outlines her ‘incriminating conduct’

Judge summarises evidence heard in marathon trial including Patterson lying about using dried mushrooms from an Asian grocery and handing police a secondary phone

The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025

Mushroom jury told to 'disregard' kids leftovers claims

Jurors in Erin Patterson's murder trial have been told to ignore claims her kids would have become sick if they ate leftover meat from toxic beef Wellingtons.

AAP · Jun 26, 2025

Judge Tells Australian Mushroom Murder Jury To Put Emotion Aside

Jury members in the trial of an Australian woman accused of murdering three relatives with a toxic mushroom-laced meal were warned Tuesday to cast aside any "prejudice and sympathy".

International Business Times · Jun 24, 2025

Accidental foraging, reasonable doubt and ‘lies upon lies’: Erin Patterson jury hears week of closing submissions in triple-murder trial

Jurors must find accused not guilty if ‘reasonable possibility’ mushroom poisoning was an accident, defence barrister says, while prosecution points to ‘calculated deception’

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2025

Mushroom jurors' long weekend before verdict decision

Jurors sitting in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial will have a four-day break before they hear the judge's final directions and begin deciding on a verdict.

AAP · Jun 19, 2025

Tears, disagreements and dried mushrooms: how Erin Patterson responded over eight days in the witness box

Triple murder accused finishes giving evidence in seventh week of mushroom lunch trial

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 2025

Erin Patterson given voice as police interview fills in some blanks in mushroom lunch trial’s fifth week

As much as any moment, the video shown to the Victorian supreme court helped give the murder accused shape after weeks of silence

The Guardian - AU · May 30, 2025

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

Health department witness tells Victorian supreme court of efforts to glean information from Patterson in days after fatal mushroom lunch

The Guardian - AU · May 26, 2025

Mushroom cook's phone detected near death cap sites

Accused killer Erin Patterson's mobile connected to phone towers near death cap mushroom locations in the months before a deadly lunch, a jury has been told.

AAP · May 18, 2025