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Erin Patterson trial day eight – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Mushroom cook sick day after meal, daughter tells court

The young daughter of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson has described how her mother started feeling sick the day after a death-cap mushroom-laced lunch.

AAP

Toxic Mushroom Victim Said Meal Was 'Delicious', Australian Court Hears

A woman who died after eating a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms told a doctor it tasted "delicious", a court heard Wednesday, as her Australian host faced triple murder charges.

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Erin Patterson discharged herself five minutes after doctor warned she may have death cap mushroom poisoning, court hears

Doctor tells Victorian triple murder trial he called the police in a bid to have Patterson return to the hospital

The Guardian - AU

Erin Patterson trial day seven – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Doctor's call to cops on mushroom cook played in court

A doctor's call to police about mushroom cook Erin Patterson after she discharged herself from hospital has been played to a jury in her triple murder trial.

AAP

Australian Mushroom Murder Suspect Rejected Help Preparing Meal: Witness

An Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced lunch rejected offers of help before serving the dish, the sole guest to survive the deadly meal told a court on Tuesday.

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Sole survivor of deadly mushroom lunch testifies at Australian murder trial

Erin Patterson, 50, is on trial for allegedly murdering three people with poisonous mushroom-laced beef wellingtons.

Al Jazeera

Erin Patterson was ‘very reluctant’ for fatal mushroom lunch guests to look in her pantry, court hears

Ian Wilkinson became seriously ill after the meal in July 2023, which claimed the lives of his wife, Heather, and two other family members

The Independent UK

Mushroom lunch’s sole surviving guest details deadly meal and its aftermath as trial of Erin Patterson continues

Ian Wilkinson, whose wife was among three who died, tells Victorian court the triple murder accused ‘just seemed like a normal person to me’

The Guardian - AU

Erin Patterson trial day six – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Sole survivor of poisonous mushroom lunch speaks out

The only guest to survive a poisonous beef Wellington lunch has described in detail what happened on the day and how Erin Patterson served up the deadly dish.

AAP

Erin Patterson spoke online about hiding mushrooms in food and showed off new dehydrator, jury told

Alleged mushroom killer asked for advice about cooking beef Wellington

The Independent UK

‘I’ve been hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’: Erin Patterson’s Facebook messages revealed

Victorian trial hears from online friends who say murder accused discussed her dehydrator and asked for advice on cooking beef wellington

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Erin Patterson described estranged husband as ‘coercive’ and in-laws as ‘demanding’, trial hears – as it happened

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AAP

Erin Patterson shared love of mushrooms in online group

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson shared her love of mushrooms, photos of a dehydrator and plans to cook a beef Wellington with online true crime fans.

AAP

Mushroom trial cooks up fresh revelations in small town

The mushroom cook trial has brought an avalanche of fresh information as a media storm hit a small regional town in Victoria.

The Guardian - AU

Deliberate poisoning or a tragic accident? The question at the heart of Australia’s mushroom murders trial

Jury hears of a collapsed marriage, cancer claim and mushroom foraging in week one of the trial of Erin Patterson

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The Independent UK

Erin Patterson never checked on sick guests after fatal mushroom lunch at her house, estranged husband says

Simon Patterson tells trial lack of questions ‘intrigued’ him

International Business Times

Australian Triple-murder Suspect Never Asked After Poisoned Guests: Husband

An Australian woman accused of murdering three people by dishing up a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington never asked after her dying guests' wellbeing, her husband told a court Friday.

The Guardian - AU

Erin Patterson turned ‘extremely aggressive’ in dispute with estranged husband, mushroom murders trial hears

Simon Patterson tells Victorian court of ‘inflammatory messages’ his wife sent to his parents amid a financial dispute

AAP

Mushroom cook 'aggressive' to in-laws before lunch

Erin Patterson's strained relationship with her estranged husband started to involve his parents about six months before a deadly meal, a jury has been told.

Evening Standard

Beef Wellington murder trial: Accused killer 'rarely' held dinner parties for guests says estranged husband

Erin Patterson says she ‘panicked’ after guests fell ill from her Beef Wellington

The Independent UK

Erin Patterson trial: Estranged husband tells court he was ‘too uncomfortable’ to attend fatal mushroom lunch

Text messages between Simon and Erin Patterson read out in court suggests the accused found his decision not to attend ‘really disappointing’

International Business Times

Australian Mushroom Meal Victim 'Hunched' In Pain, Court Hears

The husband of an Australian woman accused of triple murder with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington told a court Thursday his father was "hunched" in pain before he died.

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