Erin Patterson trial live: mushroom cook described estranged husband as ‘coercive’ and in-laws as ‘demanding’, Facebook friend tells court

<p>Australian woman has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in 2023. Follow live updates</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/who-is-erin-patterson-australia-woman-key-figures-mushroom-murders-trial-simon-don-gail-victoria-ntwnfb">Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?</a></li></ul><p>Our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci, was in the court room in Morwell last week for the first week of Erin Patterson’s murder trial.</p><p>Catch up on his report on the first week of the trial:</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/05/erin-patterson-live-mushroom-murders-trial-australian-woman-updates-day-five-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>