liveLive: Erin Patterson's mushroom murder trial over poisoned lunch continuesBy court reporter Kristian Silva, Judd Boaz, and staffTopic:Courts15m ago15 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 12:08amSkip to timelineabc.net.au/news/erin-patterson-mushroom-murder-trial-leongatha-australia/105235686Link copiedShareShare articleThe murder trial of Erin Patterson, who is accused of deliberately poisoning four people during a lunch at her home in 2023, continues.Follow all the updates in our live blog.Live updatesLatestOldest12m agoThu 1 May 2025 at 12:11amSix things we learned yesterday in the mushroom trialJBy Judd BoazThe first day of the trial saw both the prosecution and defence make their opening arguments to the jury.Here are six things we learned on Wednesday:1.Erin Patterson invited Ian and Heather Wilkinson and Don and Gail Patterson to her home in 2023 for a lunch to discuss a cancer diagnosis. But defence and prosecution agree her claim of a cancer diagnosis was false.2.The prosecution says that at the lunch, the guests noticed that Ms Patterson put her food on a smaller, different-coloured plate to theirs.3.While the four guests were quick to attend hospital, the prosecution says Ms Patterson was extremely reluctant to receive treatment, checking herself out of hospital when she could.4.The defence says initial statements made to police by Ms Patterson — that she did not own a food dehydrator, that she had bought mushrooms from an Asian grocer and that she had not foraged for mushrooms — were lies brought on by her panicking.5.But Ms Patterson's lawyer says what happened was "a tragedy and a terrible accident" and his client is innocent of murder.6.The prosecution will not offer any motive for the alleged murder charges, with a motive unnecessary for a conviction.Copy link15m agoThu 1 May 2025 at 12:07amWelcome to today's coverage of the trialJBy Judd BoazCourt reporter Kristian Silva will be bringing us regular updates from the Supreme Court trial of Erin Patterson.Ms Patterson is accused of murdering three of her relatives and the attempted murder of another, through a poisoned lunch at her Leongatha home.She has always maintained her innocence.Yesterday, we heard the opening arguments from both the prosecution and the defence.Today, it is expected we will hear from witnesses related to the case.Copy linkPosted 15m ago15 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 12:08amShare optionsCopy linkFacebookX (formerly Twitter)TimelineRead nextLatestSix things we learned yesterday in the mushroom trial12m ago12 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 12:11amWelcome to today's coverage of the trial15m ago15 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 12:07amTop StoriesThe strange 'ballot-fellows' revealed on parties' how-to-vote cardsTopic:ElectionsPhoto shows green how to vote cards in the background with a text box that says enter your suburbDutton turns to Voice as cost of living alone won't save the CoalitionDAnalysis by David SpeersPeter Dutton drops vow to change school curriculum, after 'indoctrination' claimsTopic:Public SchoolsUS, Ukraine sign resources deal two months after Oval Office clashTopic:World PoliticsHackers have 'compromised' almost 100 bank employees, experts sayTopic:Cyber CrimeJust InMurder trial over Erin Patterson's role in mushroom deaths continuesLIVE15m ago15 minutes agoThu 1 May 2025 at 12:08amVictorian farmer target of 'coordinated' sheep heist costing him $175kTopic:Livestock Farming25m ago25 minutes agoWed 30 Apr 2025 at 11:58pmProfessor warns of carbon farming risk in 'unlikely' success areasTopic:Agricultural Technology26m ago26 minutes agoWed 30 Apr 2025 at 11:57pmYamal hailed as a talent 'born every 50 years' after Barça draw with InterTopic:UEFA Champions League31m ago31 minutes agoWed 30 Apr 2025 at 11:52pmMore Just InBack to top