The trial of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson began in Morwell over the deaths linked to an allegedly poisoned mushroom lunch.
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00:00Nearly two years after a family allegedly died from eating a beef
00:05Wellington laced with Deathcap mushrooms in Gippsland, Victoria, a triple murder
00:11case is beginning. Just over my shoulder here at Latrobe Valley Courthouse in
00:16Morwell, the alleged mushroom cook Erin Patterson is facing three counts of
00:21murder and one count of attempted murder. People from the local area have been
00:26called as jurors in this trial which is expected to run for around six weeks.
00:31The trial begins with a jury empanelling on April 29th
00:35before opening statements are expected to start. So follow all the details here.