Erin Patterson says she didn’t deliberately source death caps and serve to guests as murder trial evidence concludes

<p>Patterson tells court her children were mistaken when they said she served herself leftover beef wellington the night of the lunch</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/12/australia-news-live-productivity-ai-job-cuts-aukus-defence-pact-review-anthony-albanese-richard-marles-submarines-ntwnfb">Australia news live: latest politics updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Erin Patterson has finished giving evidence in her triple murder trial, bringing an end to eight days of testimony in the Victorian supreme court.</p><p>Patterson answered “disagree” to three final questions from prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC on Thursday morning: that she deliberately sourced death caps in 2023, included them in beef wellingtons served to her lunch guests, and intended to kill them when she did so.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/12/erin-patterson-says-she-didnt-deliberately-source-death-caps-and-serve-to-guests-as-trial-evidence-concludes-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>