Joseph Dunstan

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Joseph Dunstan |Judd Boaz

Defence barrister Colin Mandy SC began the proceedings on Thursday by questioning his client Erin Patterson, who firmly denied she intended to kill her guests at a lunch on July 29, 2023. Then, crown prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC began the cross-examination of the accused killer. Dr Rogers drilled down on Erin's previous testimony and conflicting testimony from other witnesses in the trial. For a recap of Thursday's proceedings, read this wrap by the ABC's Larissa Ham and Joseph Dunstan:

1 day ago | abc.net.au | Mikaela Ortolan |Joseph Dunstan

On Thursday, crown prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC launched her cross-examination of Erin Patterson, who is accused of murdering three of her relatives after they ate a beef Wellington she prepared and served. During her questioning, Dr Rogers put several propositions to Ms Patterson, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder and maintains the deaths were a tragic accident. Here are some of those accusations and how Ms Patterson responded.

2 days ago | rnz.co.nz | Larissa Ham |Joseph Dunstan

By Larissa Ham & Joseph Dunstan for ABCAccused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has testified that she did not intentionally kill her relatives by putting death cap mushrooms in their meals. Patterson, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder, has taken to the stand for the fourth day running in the trial in Morwell, in regional Victoria, Australia.

3 days ago | rnz.co.nz | Mikaela Ortolan |Joseph Dunstan

By Mikaela Ortolan and Joseph DunstanAccused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has given her account of how she made a beef Wellington dish that resulted in the deaths of three relatives and made another seriously ill. Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of her parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson. Heather's husband, Ian Wilkinson, was the sole surviving guest of the lunch.

4 days ago | rnz.co.nz | Melissa Brown |Joseph Dunstan

By Melissa Brown and Joseph DunstanErin Patterson is continuing to give evidence in her trial over the deaths of three relatives, taking the jury through her relationship with her husband and his family, her lack of faith in the health system and her body image issues. She became emotional as she told the court the Patterson family did not deserve her saying in a group chat that she wanted "nothing to do with them". Patterson continues to give evidence.