Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson ‘lied because I was afraid I would be held responsible’, court hears

<p>Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal 2023 beef wellington lunch. Follow live updates</p><p><strong>Patterson</strong> is shown a photo of the dehydrator at the tip and asked if this is the one she owned.</p><p>“I presume so,” Patterson says.</p><p>This post was amended on 5 June 2025 to correct the location of the police search, which was at Patterson’s Leongatha home and not at Leongatha hospital as previously stated.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/05/erin-patterson-trial-live-updates-australia-mushroom-case-day-27-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>