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A juror has been discharged from the Erin Patterson trial, after reports emerged that he had been discussing the case with family and friends.

Erin Patterson faces three charges of murder in the Latrobe Valley Law Courts. She's accused of killing three relatives by serving them beef Wellington containing poisonous mushrooms. Follow the events as they happened in our live blog.

CCTV footage provided by a tip manager of a woman believed to be Erin Patterson was shown to the jury in her murder trial.

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.

CCTV footage provided by a tip manager was played to the court in Erin Patterson's murder trial, while a mycologist gave evidence on lunch leftovers.

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.

The triple-murder trial of Erin Patterson continues for a third week in Victoria, hearing from a fungi expert and doctors.

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.

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 emotional in court as video of her young daughter's police interview was played to the jury.

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.

Bega Cheese has announced it will close its Strathmerton factory, causing about 300 job losses in the small northern Victorian town.

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.

The cheese processing company will phase out operations at its Strathmerton site, which employs about 300 people.

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