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1 week ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Wayne Flower
The prosecution case against Erin Patterson has been branded 'flawed' during a final onslaught by her defence. As the trial within the Latrobe Valley Law Courts entered its eighth week, Patterson's barrister Colin Mandy, SC finally had his chance to attack the prosecution case that aims to put her behind bars for decades. Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson.
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1 week ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Wayne Flower
Erin Patterson has been accused by prosecutors of 'shifting her story' with a web of lies after she accidentally failed to kill all of her lunch guests. Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson. They died after consuming death cap mushrooms served in beef Wellingtons during lunch at her Leongatha home on July 29, 2023.
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2 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Wayne Flower
Erin Patterson's claims she was planning to undergo weight loss surgery have been scrutinised by the prosecution as she returns to court for her murder trial. After enjoying a public holiday on Monday, Patterson was once again forced to front Crown prosecutor Dr Nanette Rogers in the witness box within the Latrobe Valley Law Courts in Morwell, in Victoria's east. Patterson has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Wayne Flower
Erin Patterson has been reduced to tears under intense cross examination where she was branded 'two-faced' by a senior prosecutor. The 50-year old has been put under the spotlight now for three days after she was called as the defence's one and only witness. Patterson has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson. They died after consuming death cap mushrooms served in beef Wellingtons during lunch at her Leongatha home on July 29, 2023.
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3 weeks ago |
dailymail.co.uk | Wayne Flower
Accused killer Erin Patterson has refuted claims she told her lunch guests at an ill-fated lunch that she had been diagnosed with cancer. Entering the witness box for a second day on Thursday, Patterson further claimed she had never asked her guests over on the pretext of discussing with them a medical issue. The 50-year-old has pleaded not guilty to the murders of Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson.
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