Judd Boaz

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Tim Callanan |Judd Boaz |Joseph Dunstan |Kristian Silva

Skip to timelineErin Patterson's triple-murder trial is continuing at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts in Morwell, in Victoria's Gippsland region. Ms Patterson is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms. Follow the trial in our live blog:The only guest who survived the lunch at Erin Patterson's house, Ian Wilkinson, is expected to give evidence at her trial today.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Kristian Silva |Judd Boaz |Joseph Dunstan |Tim Callanan

Skip to timelineThe murder trial of Erin Patterson continues in the Latrobe Valley Law Courts in Morwell. Ms Patterson is charged with killing three relatives by serving them a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms. Follow the trial in our live blog. Court reporter Kristian Silva will be bringing us regular updates from the Supreme Court trial of Erin Patterson.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Kristian Silva |Judd Boaz |Joseph Dunstan |Tim Callanan

The hearing's resumed, and Erin's defence lawyer Colin Mandy SC is taking Simon through his texts with Erin. He's pulled up all the messages between late November in 2022 and mid-August in 2023. Mr Mandy outlines for the court that the messages included discussions about paying medical bills for one of the children.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Kristian Silva |Judd Boaz

Skip to timelineThe murder trial of Erin Patterson, who is accused of deliberately poisoning four people during a lunch at her home in 2023, continues. Follow all the updates in our live blog. Court reporter Kristian Silva will be bringing us regular updates from the Supreme Court trial of Erin Patterson. Ms Patterson is accused of murdering three of her relatives and the attempted murder of another, through a poisoned lunch at her Leongatha home. She has always maintained her innocence.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Richard Willingham |Judd Boaz

Custody for youth offenders will no longer be a last resort and community safety will be made the priority principle in all bail decisions under a dramatic legal shake-up in Victoria designed to mete out tougher punishments and conditions for people committing serious crimes. Premier Jacinta Allan's government has been under immense pressure to reform the laws amid rising crime rates and a spate of repeat offenders terrorising homes armed with weapons, including machetes.