Liam Beatty

6 days ago | thewest.com.au | Liam Beatty

Alleged triple-killer Erin Patterson rotated through mobile phones at a “frequent” pace, moving her SIM nine times over four years, her trial has been told. On Monday jurors in the trial, now in it’s sixth week, continued to hear from Detective leading Senior Constable Stephen Eppingstall. Under cross examination from defence barrister Colin Mandy SC, Constable Eppingstall was taken through a “flow chart” that tracked Ms Patterson’s phones from 2019 to 2023.

1 week ago | perthnow.com.au | Liam Beatty

Alleged poisoner Erin Patterson’s police interview following the deaths of two of her in-laws has been played publicly for the first time at her trial in the regional Victorian town of Morwell. The mother-of-two has pleaded not guilty to the murder of three of her husband’s relatives and the attempted murder of a fourth. Prosecutors allege she deliberately laced a beef wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms, while her defence argues Ms Patterson did not intend to poison anyone.

1 week ago | perthnow.com.au | Liam Beatty

A series of messages sent by alleged triple-murderer Erin Patterson to her online friends group needs to be examined in the “context” of a group of women venting about their lives, her trial has been told. Ms Patterson’s barrister Colin Mandy SC revisited the messages his client sent to a Facebook group chat between December 6 and 9, 2022, complaining about her husband and his family.

1 week ago | news.com.au | Liam Beatty

Messages between alleged mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson and her parents-in-law have been raised by her defence in the triple-murder trial. On Friday, Detective Leading Senior Constable Stephen Eppingstall returned to the witness box for his fourth day of giving evidence as the last prosecution witness in the trial. Jurors entered the court at 11.26am and were greeted by Justice Christopher Beale, who apologised for the delay and advised there would only be about a half-hour of evidence.

1 week ago | nzherald.co.nz | Liam Beatty

Prosecutors allege Erin Patterson intentionally poisoned a beef wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms on July 29, 2023. A black object sitting on a window sill in Erin Patterson’s home could be the phone police say they never located, her lawyers have suggested. A still image taken from a video walk-through of the alleged triple-murderer’s home was shown to the jury as the homicide squad detective who laid Patterson’s charges gave evidence in the alleged killer’s trial.