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Erin Patterson: Jury starts deliberations in mushroom murder trial

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Erin Patterson , 50 , has pleaded not guilty to four charges - three of murder and one of attempted murder - over the beef Wellington lunch at her regional Victorian house in July 2023 .

Her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson , both 70 , along with Gail 's sister Heather Wilkinson , 66 , all fell ill and died days after the lunch in Leongatha .

The prosecution have claimed Ms Patterson knowingly put toxic death cap mushrooms into the meal, before lying to police and disposing of evidence.

The defence argue Ms Patterson accidentally included the fungi in the dish and only lied because she panicked after hurting people she loved.

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