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'Not a court of morals': judge to mushroom cook jury

A judge has urged the jurors who will decide the fate of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson not to let prejudice or sympathy impact their verdict.

AAP · Jun 23, 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

‘Calculated deceptions’ and ‘ridiculous’ propositions: what the Erin Patterson jury heard in the eighth week of her triple-murder trial

The prosecution focussed on ‘fabricated’ cancer claim allegedly made by Patterson, while the defence contends the mushroom poisoning was an accident

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2025

Puzzles and jumps: end game in mushroom murder trial

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson's lawyer has urged jurors to find his client not guilty of triple murder, saying prosecutors forced evidence to fit their theory.

AAP · Jun 18, 2025

Erin Patterson could have eaten same lunch as guests and suffered less severe poisoning, defence says

Murder accused’s barrister also warns jurors against using ‘dangerous and seductive’ hindsight reasoning to find mushroom lunch cook guilty

The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2025

Australian Mushroom Murder Suspect Not On Trial For Lying: Defence

An Australian woman accused of killing three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms should not be judged guilty just because she lied after the meal, her defence lawyer said Wednesday.

International Business Times · Jun 18, 2025

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 34 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 2025

Defence slams 'absurd' theories in deadly mushroom case

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson's barrister has criticised the prosecution's "absurd theories" as he lays out his final arguments in her triple-murder trial.

AAP · Jun 17, 2025

Australian Mushroom Murder Suspect Told 'Lies Upon Lies': Prosecutor

An Australian woman told "lies upon lies" to cover up her murder of three lunch guests with a toxic mushroom-laced dish, the lead prosecutor said Tuesday.

International Business Times · Jun 17, 2025

Defence urges jury to guard against desire to punish Erin Patterson for causing mushroom lunch deaths

Triple murder accused had no reason to harm in-laws, barrister tells court, as closing address continues

The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2025