CCTV footage and health records reviewed in mushroom trial
The jury in the Victorian Supreme Court trial of Erin Patterson has been shown security camera footage of her unloading a food dehydrator at a local tip following the lunch which resulted in the deaths of three family members.
CCTV from the landfill site outside Leongatha shows Ms Patterson's red car pulling up on August 2, 2023, four days after the lunch she hosted at her home.
Ms Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder and the trial continues.
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