
Liam Beatty
Journalist at News Corp Australia
Journalist based in Melbourne. Views are my own.
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5 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Liam Beatty
Erin Patterson visits lawyers, one month after the deadly mushroom meal. Erin Patterson is on trial for allegedly poisoning her estranged husband’s family with death cap mushrooms. She pleaded not guilty, claiming the poisoning was unintentional and a tragic accident. Three members of the family died and one survived, after the July 2023 lunch.
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6 days ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Liam Beatty
A court sketch of Erin Patterson, who is accused of poisoning four family members, in the Latrobe Valley Supreme Court. Photo / NewsWireErin Patterson is accused of poisoning four family members with a mushroom-laced beef Wellington. Her son described a negative shift in his parents’ relationship before the fatal lunch. Patterson has pleaded not guilty, arguing the poisonings were accidental; the trial continues.
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6 days ago |
thewest.com.au | Liam Beatty
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1 week ago |
nzherald.co.nz | Liam Beatty
Erin Patterson is accused of murdering three of her in-laws with a poisoned meal. Photo / Brooke Grebert-CraigJustice Christopher Beale informed jurors that Erin Patterson’s trial might conclude earlier than expected. Patterson pleaded not guilty to murdering three in-laws with a poisoned meal, claiming it was accidental. Medical staff testified about Patterson’s illness and her self-discharge from hospital against advice.
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1 week ago |
news.com.au | Liam Beatty
Alleged death cap mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson has reacted emotionally in court as a video of her daughter’s police interview was played to the jury. Ms Patterson’s face turned red and she appeared upset as she stared intently at the screen while the video unfolded. At one point she raised a tissue to cover her mouth. Her daughter, then nine years old, was interviewed by a detective while sitting on a blue armchair in a police station.
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