US EditionMushroom Jury Given Timeline for Deliberations
MORWELL, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, JUN 26 – The jury will decide if Erin Patterson intentionally poisoned three relatives with death cap mushrooms in a meal, with the trial entering its ninth week and requiring a unanimous verdict.
- Erin Patterson is facing trial in Morwell, accused of poisoning her estranged husband's family with toxic mushrooms contained in a beef Wellington meal served on July 29, 2023, which resulted in three fatalities and one attempted murder.
- The prosecution alleges Patterson deliberately poisoned her estranged husband's family, while the defence highlights her inconsistent statements and claims of accidental poisoning.
- Justice Beale began his final charge to the 14 jurors, summarizing law principles and evidence from over 50 witnesses, including expert testimony on phone data and mushroom sourcing.
- Beale instructed jurors to use common sense, consider all evidence without bias, and noted Patterson admitted withholding information and lying during the investigation.
- The jury will ballot off two members and begin sequestered deliberations after the charge, aiming for a unanimous verdict on the four serious charges against Patterson.
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Mushroom cook found guilty of murders
Erin Patterson is facing a sentence of up to life in prison. Photo: Reuters An Australian woman has been convicted of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, and attempting to murder a fourth, in a case that gripped the country.
Clément Hamon, a cattle breeder in Saint-Pierre-du-Val (Eure), has decided to grow mushrooms. Since the beginning of the year, he has produced 150 kg of mushrooms per week.
Jury told to be careful assessing mushroom cook's lies
The judge in Erin Patterson’s triple-murder trial has cautioned the jury about her lies. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS) By Tara Cosoleto in Melbourne Jurors cannot find mushroom cook Erin Patterson guilty of murdering her lunch guests simply because she admitted telling lies, a judge has warned. Victorian Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale provided the caution during the fourth day of his directions to the jury in Patterson’s triple-murder trial. …
Jury to decide fate of woman accused of killing ex-husband’s relatives with mushrooms as judge outlines her ‘incriminating conduct’
The jury in the mushroom poisoning trial of Erin Patterson will start deliberating next week after judge Christopher Beale continued giving it instructions on Thursday.
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