Erin Patterson jury begins deliberations as mushroom lunch trial enters 10th week | Victoria
The jury began negotiations in the Latrobe Valley Court of Latrobe Valley in Morwell.
Justice Christopher Beale completed his accusation or instructions to the jury on Monday.
50 -year -old Patterson faces Beef Wellington, who was served at his home at Leongatha on July 29, 2023, with three murder accusations of poisoning in four mother -in -law and attempted a murder.
Patterson, his alienated husband Simon Patterson’s family Don and Gail Patterson, Heather Wilkinson aunt Don and Gail Patterson were not found guilty of killing, and Simon’s uncle and Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson’u tried to kill.
The jury of 12 people will have to make a unanimous decision in every accusation. The other two jury members were shouted shortly before the negotiations started.
The jury members were told that they would be sequeened during their negotiations, so they will return to supervised accommodation every night to ensure that they have no contact with the outside world.
It is the 10th week of a Supreme Court hearing expected to be completed within five to six weeks.
Beale began to blame Tuesday, saying that he expected it would take two days. There were three departments of the fee: Instructions on the principles of legal principles that apply to the case; Details of the evidence in the case and the necessity of taking decisions unanimously; And the procedure to be followed to achieve these decisions.
In addition, the jury told Patterson to put aside any sympathy for lunch guests and to continue to ignore the interest of unprecedented media surrounding the case.
