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The Erin Patterson Mushroom Case Is Being Spun Into An ABC TV Drama Titled ‘Toxic’

Meanwhile, jurors will enter their fifth day of deliberations today to reach a verdict.

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Mushroom Trial In Australia Has Turned Aussie Town Into A Global Spectacle Similar To 'Taylor Swift Eras Tour'

The town of Morwell has found itself at the centre of the 'mushroom trial' as the case has turned the place into a media hotspot.

International Business Times UK

In a sleepy Australian town, court watchers bag spots for Erin Patterson’s mushroom lunch trial verdicts

High-profile triple-murder trial inches towards its conclusion in the small town of Morwell

The Guardian - AU

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Jury deliberates for 2nd day in the triple murder trial of Australian accused of mushroom poisonings

A jury is deliberating for a second day in the murder trial of an Australian woman accused of killing her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately feeding them poisonous mushrooms

The Independent UK

Mushroom jury finishes first full day of deliberations

The jurors tasked with deciding the fate of mushroom cook Erin Patterson have been sent back to their accommodation after their first full day of deliberations.

AAP

A jury is deciding the fate of an Australian woman accused of 3 murders by mushroom poisoning

A jury in Australia began deliberations Monday in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing her estranged husband’s relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch

The Independent UK

Jury Retires To Decide Verdict In Australia's Mushroom Murder Trial

Jury members retired Monday to decide the fate of an Australian woman accused of murdering three members of her husband's family with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington lunch.

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Absence of motive evidence counts in Erin Patterson’s favour, jury told, as deliberations begin

Jurors retire to consider verdicts in triple murder trial over beef wellington lunch that contained death cap mushrooms

The Guardian - AU

Jury sent out to decide fate of accused mushroom killer

A Supreme Court jury has finally started its deliberations as mushroom cook Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial enters its 10th week.

AAP

How a family’s beef wellington lunch ended with three dead and a mother on trial for murder

The key question in the Australian murder trial of Erin Patterson was how fatal death cap mushrooms got into the meal, Rachel Clun writes

The Independent UK

Jury told to be careful assessing mushroom cook's lies

A judge has offered a word of caution on mushroom cook Erin Patterson's self-confessed lies as he gives final directions to the jury in her triple murder trial.

AAP

Mushroom murder jury to decide Erin Patterson’s fate as judge outlines her ‘incriminating conduct’

Judge summarises evidence heard in marathon trial including Patterson lying about using dried mushrooms from an Asian grocery and handing police a secondary phone

The Independent UK

Mushroom jury told to 'disregard' kids leftovers claims

Jurors in Erin Patterson's murder trial have been told to ignore claims her kids would have become sick if they ate leftover meat from toxic beef Wellingtons.

AAP

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 38 – as it happened

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Mushroom jury told to judge facts, not rely on experts

A judge is continuing his directions to jurors as a mushroom cook's triple murder trial winds up, explaining how to assess the evidence of expert witnesses.

The Guardian - AU

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 37 – as it happened

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Erin Patterson trial jury urged to put aside sympathy for mushroom lunch guests and ignore ‘unprecedented’ media attention

Judge begins charge to jurors, saying they must weigh evidence against triple murder accused ‘with an open mind, not according to your feelings’

The Independent UK

Australia mushroom murder trial judge tells jury to ignore lies in reaching verdict

Justice Christopher Beale tells jurors they must decide whether Erin Patterson is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt: ‘This is a court of law, not a court of morals’

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International Business Times

Judge Tells Australian Mushroom Murder Jury To Put Emotion Aside

Jury members in the trial of an Australian woman accused of murdering three relatives with a toxic mushroom-laced meal were warned Tuesday to cast aside any "prejudice and sympathy".

The Guardian - AU

Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 36 – as it happened

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AAP

'Not a court of morals': judge to mushroom cook jury

A judge has urged the jurors who will decide the fate of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson not to let prejudice or sympathy impact their verdict.

The Guardian - AU

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

‘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

AAP

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.

The Guardian - AU

Jury urged to reject ‘ridiculous’ and ‘convoluted’ propositions in Erin Patterson mushroom trial as defence completes closing address

Barrister for triple-murder accused tells jurors they should accept mushroom cook’s account of panic about blame for fatal lunch

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