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Erin Patterson 'venting' to friends on husband's family

Erin Patterson 'venting' to friends on husband's family

Lawyers for accused triple murderer Erin Patterson say she had been "venting" to her online friends when she sent frustrated messages about her former in-laws.

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

Tears and hope as families mourn Bondi stabbing victims

As a five-week inquest into a mass killing wrapped up, families of the victims have detailed their grief, anger and hope the tragedy will never be repeated.

Mushroom cook's 'worries' about ovarian cancer revealed

Mushroom cook's 'worries' about ovarian cancer revealed

Mushroom cook's 'worries' about ovarian cancer revealed

Mushroom cook's 'worries' about ovarian cancer revealed

Lawyers for mushroom cook Erin Patterson have shown medical records to the jury in her triple murder trial as the prosecution's final witness is cross-examined.

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'Disappointed': murder trial jury dismissed, no verdict

'Disappointed': murder trial jury dismissed, no verdict

The family of a father allegedly fatally shot during a home invasion say they're disappointed a jury has been unable to reach a verdict in a murder trial.

Fewer conditions on Snowtown accomplice's freedom

Fewer conditions on Snowtown accomplice's freedom

Snowtown murders accomplice Mark Ray Haydon will have fewer conditions on his freedom during an 18-month intensive supervision period.

'Indescribable': Bondi victim's fiance blasts reporting

'Indescribable': Bondi victim's fiance blasts reporting

Family members of a woman killed in the Bondi Junction mass stabbing say irresponsible media reporting of her death has caused them serious emotional damage.

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson's interview played to jury

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson's interview played to jury

Erin Patterson's version of a deadly mushroom lunch has been revealed, with a jury shown footage of the accused murderer's police interview.

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Mushroom murder trial hears from public health official

Mushroom murder trial hears from public health official

Mushroom murder trial hears from public health official

Mushroom murder trial hears from public health official

A health investigator tasked with finding the source of poisonous mushrooms cooked by Erin Patterson has recalled how she didn't return messages after the meal.

Posts reveal family schism before deadly mushroom lunch

Posts reveal family schism before deadly mushroom lunch

Posts reveal family schism before deadly mushroom lunch

Posts reveal family schism before deadly mushroom lunch

Devices seized from Erin Patterson's home allegedly reveal frustration with her husband's family in the months before she served them a poisonous meal.

'Stood up for himself': father shot in home invasion

'Stood up for himself': father shot in home invasion

'Stood up for himself': father shot in home invasion

'Stood up for himself': father shot in home invasion

A father "stood up for himself" when he armed himself with a shovel and pursued armed home invaders before he was fatally shot in the chest, a jury has heard.

Woodchipper murderer seeks claim of victim's money

Woodchipper murderer seeks claim of victim's money

Woodchipper murderer seeks claim of victim's money

Woodchipper murderer seeks claim of victim's money

A woman serving a life sentence over the horror woodchipper murder of her ex-partner is claiming some of the victim's estate after appealing the verdict.

'Going to die': how mushroom lunch almost killed four

'Going to die': how mushroom lunch almost killed four

'Going to die': how mushroom lunch almost killed four

'Going to die': how mushroom lunch almost killed four

Doctors thought Ian Wilkinson was going to die in hospital after consuming a lunch served by mushroom cook Erin Patterson, a jury has been told.

'Deadbeat': Patterson's alleged husband vent revealed

'Deadbeat': Patterson's alleged husband vent revealed

'Deadbeat': Patterson's alleged husband vent revealed

'Deadbeat': Patterson's alleged husband vent revealed

Erin Patterson's alleged messages to friends referring to her former husband as "gaslighting" and a "deadbeat" have been shown at her triple-murder trial.

Brother in 'shock' after alleged drug-deal murder

Brother in 'shock' after alleged drug-deal murder

Brother in 'shock' after alleged drug-deal murder

Brother in 'shock' after alleged drug-deal murder

The brother of a murder-accused man has told a court his version of events after a father died during a home visit to recover a drug debt.

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'Death cap' site found on PC seized from Patterson home

One year before she served up a poisonous beef Wellington, a death cap website was accessed on a computer later seized from Erin Patterson's home.

Grandma on murder charges to use mental health defence

A woman accused of murdering her two young grandsons in their rural home has hired a new private lawyer in the middle of a brief court mention.

Data quizzed after cook's phone pinged near mushrooms

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson's legal team has quizzed a phone expert on the limitations of analysing cell data, as her mushroom lunch trial continues.

Tribute for plumber targeted in 'brutal' execution

The identity of a plumber executed in his suburban driveway has been revealed as authorities probe potential links between the "brutal hit" and local gangs.

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Report in as alleged killer cop's case 'progresses'

A senior constable accused of double-murder is set to face court more than a year after TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies went missing.

Mushroom cook's phone detected near death cap sites

Accused killer Erin Patterson's mobile connected to phone towers near death cap mushroom locations in the months before a deadly lunch, a jury has been told.

Response to mall attack praised despite security flaws

An international security expert has praised a shopping centre owner's reaction to a stabbing rampage despite a monitoring guard's "inadequate" call to police.

Farmhand found guilty of bludgeoning neighbour to death

A jury has found a farmhand guilty of murdering a neighbouring farmer, then stealing his ute and setting fire to it at a rural property.

Husband, brother-in-law behind bars after murder charge

A husband and brother-in-law accused of murdering a young mother will remain behind bars after their matter was heard in court west of Brisbane.

Murdered mother 'lit up every room', friend

A man who murdered his girlfriend and dumped her body before trying to cover it up has been sentenced to 21 years in prison.

Murderer defiant as he's sentenced to 32 years' jail

A murderer found guilty of shooting another man and leaving him for dead in an inner suburban park will spend at least 25 years behind bars.

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