Paul Shapiro

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Wayne Flower |Paul Shapiro

Erin Patterson claims she ate only half of a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms at her deadly lunch. Patterson made the claim to hospital staff and a child protection officer in the days following the lunch that claimed the lives of her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson. The jury has already heard Gail Patterson ate just half of her pastie-sized beef Wellington, with her husband finishing off the rest.

3 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Wayne Flower |Paul Shapiro

The Erin Patterson trial has suffered the surprise loss of a juror mid-trial after the judge was given new information about him. Justice Christopher Beale discharged a male juror on Thursday after the judge was alerted that the man had been discussing the trial outside of court. Bringing the jury in late, Justice Beale explained why the juror would no longer be seated alongside them for the duration of the trial.

4 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Wayne Flower |Paul Shapiro

Hunched over a laundry sink vomiting, Heather Wilkinson could not have imagined the pain that lay ahead, with details of her final days played out in court this week. The wave of sickness came over her just hours after sharing a lunch and offering prayers for Erin Patterson, the estranged wife of her nephew Simon, after she allegedly claimed to have been diagnosed with cancer, the jury heard.