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Prosecutors in the triple-murder trial of Erin Patterson allege traces of death cap mushrooms were found in a food dehydrator Erin Patterson disposed of at a local tip.

Erin Patterson is on trial charged with the murders of three relatives who died after eating a meal she prepared which contained poisonous mushrooms. Follow the trial in our live blog.

An internationally recognised fungi expert has told Ms Patterson's murder trial the accurate identification of death cap mushrooms is "challenging", resulting in people accidentally poisoning themselves.

An internationally recognised fungi expert has given evidence in the trial of Erin Patterson, who is accused of murdering three relatives with a poisoned beef Wellington meal. Look back at how the day unfolded in our live blog.

The second week of the Erin Patterson murder trial has seen a cavalcade of crucial witnesses, including the daughter of the accused killer.

Erin Patterson's two children have given evidence in their mother's murder trial. The 50-year-old has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and attempted murder.

Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial has been played a police interview filmed with her son weeks after a beef Wellington lunch which led to the deaths of three people.

Erin Patterson is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington that contained death cap mushrooms. Look back at how the day in court unfolded.

Erin Patterson was visibly upset as she watched a recording of her daughter’s police interview in the aftermath of the deadly beef Wellington lunch at her home.

Medical staff who examined Ms Patterson in the aftermath of a deadly mushroom meal at her home have given evidence to a murder trial jury. Look back at how Thursday's hearing unfolded in our live blog.

A doctor's triple-0 call has been played in Erin Patterson's murder trial, with the GP heard asking police to find the Leongatha mother and return her to hospital.

A Supreme Court murder trial hears Erin Patterson was initially "reluctant" to have her children brought to hospital for medical checks after they allegedly ate leftovers from a lunch contaminated with death cap mushrooms. Look back on how the day's hearing unfolded in our blog.

Pastor Ian Wilkinson, the sole surviving guest of a lunch containing death cap mushrooms, has given evidence in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial.

Ms Patterson is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms. Follow the trial in our live blog.

The six-week murder trial of Erin Patterson is underway in the regional Victorian town of Morwell. Here's what we know so far about the case, based on material put to the jury.

A Victorian court has heard Erin Patterson spoke of her love of mushrooms in an online chat group before a deadly lunch that killed three people and left one gravely ill in July 2023.

Erin Patterson "seemed to really like mushrooms", her friends say, and shared pictures of a food dehydrator in the lead-up to a deadly lunch hosted at her home.

Erin Patterson's Facebook friends took to the witness box in her murder trial over a lunch served to her in-laws containing death cap mushrooms. Look back at how the hearing unfolded in our live blog.

Reduced to its simplest form, the jury in Erin Patterson's trial will have to decide whether a beef Wellington cooked in her kitchen represents a terrible accident, or the ultimate act of betrayal.

Erin Patterson's estranged husband tells her triple-murder trial his wife had sent "inflammatory messages" to a family group chat and was being "extremely aggressive", months before a deadly family lunch.