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Erin Patterson trial: Defence suggests phone, computers missed in search of home

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Her lawyers, on the other hand, have asked the jury to find the deaths were a tragic accident and acquit Patterson. Her husband Simon Patterson’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and aunt, Heather Wilkinson, died in the week after the lunch from organ failure attributed to mushroom poisoning. Heather Wilkinson’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, fell gravely … Read more

Erin Patterson trial: Mycologist tells court of ‘misunderstanding’

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Truong responded that she was unable to identify the mushrooms based on the photo, with Foote suggesting the leftovers could be sent for examination. Because of a “misunderstanding”, Truong said she left her workplace, only to receive a message about 5pm that a package had arrived addressed to her. She told the jury she arranged … Read more