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Moment husband confronted mushroom cook over toxic meal

Moment husband confronted mushroom cook over toxic meal

Erin Patterson has recalled fearing her children would be taken away after discovering she had served a poisonous beef Wellington meal to her in-laws.

Murder, cover-up charges for alleged drug deal stabbing

Murder, cover-up charges for alleged drug deal stabbing

Murder, cover-up charges for alleged drug deal stabbing

Murder, cover-up charges for alleged drug deal stabbing

Two men have been charged in relation to the alleged murder of a Malaysian national, with one accused of trying to cover up a crime.

Mushroom cook accepts death caps were inside lunch

Mushroom cook accepts death caps were inside lunch

Mushroom cook accepts death caps were inside lunch

Mushroom cook accepts death caps were inside lunch

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson has accepted death cap mushrooms were inside beef Wellingtons she cooked for her estranged husband's family.

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Top minister rejects external death in custody probe

Top minister rejects external death in custody probe

A chief minister has rejected calls for an external inquiry into the death in custody of a young and mentally disabled Aboriginal man.

Easey Street murder accused to hear witnesses' evidence

Easey Street murder accused to hear witnesses' evidence

A man accused of stabbing two women to death almost 50 years ago will hear from 19 witnesses before a magistrate decides whether the evidence is sufficient.

Man arrested after alleged drug-linked homicide: police

Man arrested after alleged drug-linked homicide: police

A man has been arrested following the "horrific" discovery of a man's body with stab wounds in a house in Sydney.

In her own words: Erin Patterson speaks in murder trial

In her own words: Erin Patterson speaks in murder trial

Mushroom cook Erin Patterson has given a glimpse into her family relationships, weight-loss journey and religious beliefs during evidence in her murder trial.

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'Hope he suffers': family of pot plant killer speak out

'Hope he suffers': family of pot plant killer speak out

'Hope he suffers': family of pot plant killer speak out

'Hope he suffers': family of pot plant killer speak out

The family of an elderly woman who was killed by her son with a pot plant say they are disappointed with the sentence handed down by a court.

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

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

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.

'Disappointed': murder trial jury dismissed, no verdict

'Disappointed': murder trial jury dismissed, no verdict

'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

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

'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.

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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.

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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.

'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.

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