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Alleged mushroom murders trial: husband denies asking Erin Patterson ‘is that what you used to poison them?’


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Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after the deadly mushroom lunch.

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 Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/05/alleged-mushroom-murders-trial-husband-simon-patterson-witness-ntwnfb

Author : Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Publish date : 2025-05-05 05:05:00

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