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Erin Patterson Sentenced To Life In Prison For ‘Horrendous’ Mushroom Killings Of Her Relatives

"You should receive the maximum penalty for your crimes."

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Mushroom Trial Verdict: What Happens Next For Erin Patterson And What Led To Her Guilty Judgment

The jury was satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that Patterson deliberately included the lethal fungi in the meal she prepared and served.

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Erin Patterson has been found guilty in the mushroom murder trial. Legal experts explain why

After seven weeks of evidence, six days of summing up, and six and a half days of jury deliberation in the Victorian Supreme Court sitting in Morwell, Victoria, the verdict is finally in. Erin Patterson murdered her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, along with Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson.

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Gangland figure's alleged killer makes bid for freedom

The man accused of gunning down gangland figure Mohammed Keshtiar has applied for bail, with his family offering an $800,000 surety.

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Killer admits dousing man in petrol, setting him alight

A man has pleaded guilty in the Victorian Supreme Court to murdering another man by dousing him in petrol and setting him on fire.

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'Justice' for woman after killer is jailed for 28 years

The family of a murdered woman are happy her killer will not be eligible for parole for at least 20 years.

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Greg Lynn's first night in jail after murder sentence

The Victorian Supreme Court room was packed with family and friends of murdered camper Carol Clay when former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn learnt his fate.

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Gobbo admits she could have left cop informer briefing

Barrister-turned-informer Nicola Gobbo concedes senior police did not force her stay in a meeting where she was introduced to the idea of being an informer.

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Daughter tried to save mum from accused killer dad

An 18-year-old girl has given evidence against her own father in the Victorian Supreme Court as he stands trial for the murder of her mother.

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Birthday win for Amorosi after years-long family fight

A Supreme Court justice has ruled in singer-songwriter Vanessa Amorosi's favour, ending a years-long legal fight against her mother.

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Accused killer not guilty after judge rules no case

Bartolomeo Rapisarda has been cleared of murder in the Victorian Supreme Court, after denying he shot dead his friend in Melbourne's southeast.

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Accused killer denies shooting friend to clear his debt

Bartolomeo Rapisarda has pleaded not guilty to murder in the Victorian Supreme Court, denying he shot dead his friend in Melbourne's southeast.

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Accused murderer admits shooting man over dispute

Duc Nguyen is on trial in the Victorian Supreme Court, charged with shooting 55-year-old Brian Laidlaw dead in a Melbourne street.

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Second jury can't reach verdict in bathtub murder trial

A second jury has been discharged, unable to reach a verdict on whether a Melbourne man murdered his girlfriend and left her body for months in a bathtub.

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Getaway driver jailed, refusing to name killer gunman

The driver of a fatal drive-by shooting, Nikola Latuhoi, has been sentenced in the Victorian Supreme Court after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

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Informant Gobbo was 'rogue, out of control': police

A former police handler has given evidence to the Victorian Supreme Court as drug kingpin Tony Mokbel fights to appeal his convictions.

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Police 'didn't do anything wrong' with informant Gobbo

A former police handler has given evidence to the Victorian Supreme Court as drug kingpin Tony Mokbel fights to appeal his convictions.

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Mokbel denies exaggerating his connection to Gobbo

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has completed his third day of evidence in the Victorian Supreme Court as he tries to fight drug-trafficking convictions.

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Mokbel claims Gobbo encouraged him to flee to Greece

Drug kingpin Tony Mokbel has given evidence in the Victorian Supreme Court as he tries to fight his drug trafficking convictions.

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Lawyer argues killer shouldn't receive a life sentence

A three-day hearing for "savage" murderer Luay Sako has concluded, with a Supreme Court justice left to decide on an appropriate sentence.

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Killer faked psychosis during mental fitness tests

Murderer Luay Sako pretended he was going through psychosis when he killed Celeste Manno in her Melbourne home, a psychiatrist has told a court.

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Double murderer urges judge to lock him up for life

Darren John Chalmers, 56, has urged a Victorian judge to keep him jailed for life after admitting to murdering a woman in 1992.

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'I'm still here': ex-wife, mother tells would-be killer

Domestic violence survivor Lutfiye Kavci has vowed to speak up for those who can't after the father of her child tried to end her life.

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Former footy club president denies knowing about abuse

Peter Gordon has claimed he was never told a former Footscray Football Club volunteer abused a 12-year-old boy at the club's oval.

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Mum's house pact with Amorosi is an 'invention': lawyer

The singer-songwriter is suing her mother in the Victorian Supreme Court for full ownership of a property in Melbourne's southeast.

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