• Mushroom trial begins: Murder, or a ‘terrible accident’?

  • Apr 30 2025
  • Length: 14 mins
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Mushroom trial begins: Murder, or a ‘terrible accident’?

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  • Erin Patterson served a mushroom meal that killed three elderly relatives and made another seriously ill. The crown says it was murder. Patterson says it was all a terrible accident - and that in the aftermath, Patterson behaved in ways that might make her look guilty simply because she was panicking. Today - all the detail of that fatal 2023 lunch.

    Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

    This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Josh Burton. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.

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