Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of day 25 of the murder trial of accused mushroom cook Erin Patterson at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell.
My name is Marta Pascual Juanola, and together with my colleague Erin Pearson, we will bring you the latest information from courtroom 4, as we enter the sixth week of proceedings.
The trial is being heard at the law courts in Morwell.Credit: Jason South
Patterson is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, as well as Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, by serving them a lunch of beef Wellington containing death cap mushrooms at her home in Leongatha on July 29, 2023.
Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson died in hospital in the days after the meal. Heather’s husband Ian also fell ill after eating the meal but survived after weeks of medical treatment.
Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder. She says the deaths were an accident.
