Australia mushroom trial verdicts live: jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of murders and attempted murder | Australia news
The jury finds Patterson guilty of all charges
Found the jury Erin Patterson Lunch caused his guests to death.
He was found guilty of three murders. He was found guilty under the responsibility of the attempted murder.
KEY EVENTS
The jury was discharged
The jury was now discharged.
Our reporter Benita Kolovos in court and says Erin Patterson Stoic while reading the charges. There was no tears.
Benita Kolovos
When the decision is read, Patterson He did not drop his gaze from the jury. He looked forward calmly.
The jury finds Patterson guilty of all charges
Found the jury Erin Patterson Lunch caused his guests to death.
He was found guilty of three murders. He was found guilty under the responsibility of the attempted murder.
Benita Kolovos
Patterson came to court for a decision.
He is currently talking to his lawyers, Colin Mandy ScBefore the court starts every minute.
Patterson wears a black blouse with Paisley printing and wore his hair out and flat. It looks calm.
Patterson is surrounded by two security guards, now his eyes are closed and he takes deep breaths while waiting for his arrival Justice Christopher Beale.
Benita Kolovos
Lunch Hurry at Morwell Court
In the Latrobe Valley legal courts in Morwell, the jury said they had reached their decisions after seven -day negotiations at the trial trial hearing. Erin Patterson.
The court was on the lunch break when the jury decided. Most of the dozens of journalists who camped in Morwell have gone to lunch for the entire 11 -week hearing and a real line spark in the city to return to court.
Now, we are all waiting for one of the limited seats inside to follow the decision, except for the court room 4.
The members of the people are in line, some of them left their handbags in front of the court to save their places on the line.
I will continue to provide updates in the afternoon.
The court is expected to be re -collected at 2.15 and we will bring you updates as we have.
Erin Patterson, 50, on July 29, 2023, a cattle meat, which he served at his home in Leongatha, Regional Victoria, faces three murder and a murder attempt against lunch.
He is accused of killing his beers, To wear And Gail PattersonAnd his aunt’s aunt alienated, Heather Wilkinson. The murder attempt is about Heather’s husband, Ian.
Patterson claimed that he was not guilty of the charges.
The prosecution claims that Patterson deliberately poisoned his guests with “killer intention”, but his lawyers says poisoning is a tragic accident.
The court will be re -collected as the jury shows the decisions reached.
Welcome to our live blog Erin Patterson’s Triple murder case.
The jury stated that he had reached the decisions in case of mushroom lunch cook.
The court is expected to be re -collected in a short time. We will bring you live updates.
50 -year -old Patterson faces three murder accusations of a beef Wellington lunch, which he served at his home in Leongatha in Victoria on July 29, 2023, and a murder attempt. He claimed that he was not guilty of the charges.
