Erin Patterson could have eaten same lunch as guests and suffered less severe poisoning, defence says

18/06/2025 07:53 The Guardian

Murder accused’s barrister also warns jurors against using ‘dangerous and seductive’ hindsight reasoning to find mushroom lunch cook guiltyWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Erin Patterson’s barrister says the jury in her triple murder trial cannot be convinced she did not eat the same beef wellingtons as her lunch guests, and should ignore evidence from the only other survivor of the meal that she served herself on a different coloured plate. Colin Mandy SC also said in his closing address that Patterson was “not on trial for being a liar”, and warned jurors against using “dangerous and seductive” hindsight reasoning to find her guilty.Patterson, 50, is facing three charges of murder and one of attempted murder in the Victorian supreme court. Continue reading...

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