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| Australian mushroom cook Erin Patterson gives evidence in her triple murder trial | |
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| Patterson called as first defence witness over death cap poisoning case that left three dead after beef wellington lunch | |
| Erin Patterson murder trial live | Erin Patterson murder trial live |
| Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial? | Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial? |
| Erin Patterson has taken the stand to give evidence in her own triple murder trial. | |
| Colin Mandy SC, Patterson’s defence lawyer, called her as the first defence witness on Monday afternoon. | Colin Mandy SC, Patterson’s defence lawyer, called her as the first defence witness on Monday afternoon. |
| Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to poisoning her four lunch guests – relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson – with a beef wellington served at her house in Leongatha on 29 July 2023. | Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to poisoning her four lunch guests – relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson – with a beef wellington served at her house in Leongatha on 29 July 2023. |
| Patterson has pleaded not guilty to murdering Simon’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt Heather Wilkinson, and attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson, Simon’s uncle and Heather’s husband. | Patterson has pleaded not guilty to murdering Simon’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt Heather Wilkinson, and attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson, Simon’s uncle and Heather’s husband. |
| Lawyers for Patterson say the death cap mushroom poisoning was a tragic and terrible accident. | Lawyers for Patterson say the death cap mushroom poisoning was a tragic and terrible accident. |
| Det Leading Sen Const Stephen Eppingstall, the informant or officer in charge of the investigation, completed his evidence earlier on Monday. | Det Leading Sen Const Stephen Eppingstall, the informant or officer in charge of the investigation, completed his evidence earlier on Monday. |
| He was the last prosecution witness in the trial. | He was the last prosecution witness in the trial. |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |