Factbox-Key facts in Australia's mushroom murder trial


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  • Wednesday, 25 Jun 2025

A general view of the front of the Latrobe Valley Law Courts where the Erin Patterson murder trial takes place in Morwell, Australia, June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake

(Reuters) -The jury in the trial of an Australian woman accused of a triple murder with a meal she allegedly laced with toxic mushrooms is expected to begin considering its verdict this week, in a case that has gripped the country.

Here are the key facts and main arguments in the case.

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