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Trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly murdering in-laws with mushroom lunch begins in Victoria


Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the 2023 beef wellington lunch she served

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The trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly murdering her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms has started in a Victorian court.

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/29/erin-patterson-alleged-mushroom-murders-trial-begins-australia-ntwnfb

Author : Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Publish date : 2025-04-29 05:10:00

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