Trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly murdering in-laws with mushroom lunch begins in Victoria

Judge tells jury that Patterson is no longer accused of attempting to murder her estranged husband

The trial of Erin Patterson for allegedly murdering her in-laws by serving them a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms has started in a Victorian court.

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in South Gippsland in 2023.