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Erin Patterson’s mushroom murders sentence too lenient and she should die behind bars, prosecutors argue

Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should fail while arguing for tougher sentence

The Guardian - AU · Aug 20

Teen's brain injury plea for judge after fatal crash

A teen driver who caused a car accident that killed his friend and violently assaulted another man has asked a judge to consider his brain injury in sentencing.

AAP · Aug 5

VIC:Teen's crime spree that left boy dead and man disabled

A teenager has pleaded guilty to a spate of offending over a three-month period that left a boy dead and a man he king hit with permanent disabilities.

AAP · May 29

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Teen's crime spree that left boy dead and man disabled

A teenager has pleaded guilty to a spate of offending over a three-month period that left a boy dead and a man he king hit with permanent disabilities.

AAP · May 29

Two years ago, Erin Patterson’s lunch guests were admitted to hospital. This week she became a convicted murderer

The mushroom murder trial attracted so much attention that Morwell, where the court is located, and nearby Traralgon received an economic boom. And then it was over

The Guardian - AU · Jul 11, 2025

Australian mushroom murders: Erin Patterson guilty verdict ends weeks of laborious detail and ghoulish fascination

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old who poisoned her in-laws with death cap mushrooms, killing three

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 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

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‘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

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

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 34 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 18, 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

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 33 – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2025

Mushroom cook did not have a motive for murder: defence

Accused triple killer Erin Patterson's barrister has argued his client is innocent because she never intended to serve her guests a poisoned beef Wellington.

AAP · Jun 16, 2025

Erin Patterson thought cancer lie ‘would die’ with lunch guests, prosecution says

Prosecution in Erin Patterson’s triple-murder trial outlined four deceptions at the heart of their case

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2025

Erin Patterson trial hears of ‘four calculated deceptions’ at heart of mushroom lunch case as closing address begins

Prosecutor also tells court Patterson lied about cancer to lunch guests because she thought ‘her lie would die with them’

AAP · Jun 16, 2025

Mushroom cook accused of 'four calculated deceptions'

Accused killer Erin Patterson conceived four deceptions before and after a beef Wellington lunch that claimed the lives of three people, prosecutors allege.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 13, 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 Independent UK · Jun 12, 2025

Erin Patterson denies all charges as triple murder trial testimony concludes

Accused maintains fatal mushroom lunch unintentional

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AAP · Jun 12, 2025

Mushroom cook's triple denial as trial grilling ends

Accused killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson has ended her marathon stint in the witness box with an emotional turn after denying repeated accusations of lying.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2025

Erin Patterson says she didn’t deliberately source death caps and serve to guests as murder trial evidence concludes

Patterson tells court her children were mistaken when they said she served herself leftover beef wellington the night of the lunch

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025

‘The perfect dish for them’: Erin Patterson explains why she included dried mushrooms in fatal lunch

Triple-murder accused also denies foraging death caps hours before buying food dehydrator as trial continues

AAP · Jun 10, 2025

Cook denies 'wild goose chase' over mushroom origins

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson denies lying and sending authorities on a "wild goose chase" about the mushrooms she used in a toxic meal.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2025

‘You knew how suspicious it would look’: Erin Patterson makes series of denials in tense cross-examination

Patterson also tells triple-murder trial she’s ‘puzzled’ clinic she says she had an appointment with for a gastric bypass offers no such surgery

The Guardian - AU · Jun 10, 2025

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 29 – as it happened

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AAP · Jun 9, 2025

Mushroom cook denies faking poison symptoms from lunch

Erin Patterson has been accused of faking illness to appear unwell because she knew she had not eaten deadly mushrooms and realised it would look suspicious.

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