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Watch: Video shows police seizing mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's phone, dehydrator dumped at tip
By Kristian Silva , ABC Victoria's Supreme Court has released police footage of Erin Patterson handing over a "dummy" phone to officers as they investigated the mass poisoning at her Leongatha home. Patterson, who was last month found guilty of murdering three relatives with beef Wellingtons containing death cap mushrooms and attempting to murder a fourth, can be seen handing over the device to a homicide detective in August 2023. In the days after the fatal lunch on July 29, 2023, Patterson embarked on a cover-up to distance herself from the horrific illnesses suffered by Don and Gail Patterson, Heather Wilkinson and sole survivor Ian Wilkinson. Patterson switched her phone and provided police with another device that had been factory reset on numerous occasions. She also dumped a food dehydrator used to prepare the deadly meal . Prosecutors alleged Patterson feigned illness to doctors, claiming to have eaten the same contaminated meal. Erin Patterson was arrested and charged with murder on 2 November 2023. Photo: Screenshot / ABC In the newly released footage, Patterson can be seen sitting at her dining table opposite Detective Sergeant Luke Farrell, as officers conduct a thorough search of her house. "Thanks for your patience today, Erin," Detective Sergeant Farrell says. "We're completing our search. The only outstanding item is that mobile phone that you've got there, so I'll seize that from you. "Is there a pin code on your phone? Do you know what it is?" Patterson replies, however the phone unlocks without a pin code, and is taken by the detective. "Makes your job easy," Patterson quips. The device, which came to be nicknamed Phone B, had already been factory reset by Patterson , who managed to remotely wipe the device a final time after it was in a police safe. Ian Wilkinson (left) was the only guest to survive the lunch. His wife Heather Wilkinson, and Don and Gail Patterson all died from suspected mushroom poisoning. Photo: ABC / Supplied During Patterson's trial, prosecutors said nothing meaningful was found on the Samsung device. The main phone Patterson had been using in the lead-up to the lunch, nicknamed Phone A, was never located. However, officers were able to retrieve cell tower data, which placed Phone A in the vicinity of sites where death cap mushrooms were growing. Patterson denied hiding Phone A, and insisted it had been missed by officers who searched her home . The Supreme Court also released footage of Patterson dumping a dehydrator at the Koonwarra Transfer Station four days after the lunch. She can be seen parking her red SUV and carrying the dehydrator into a large green shed which houses electronic waste bins. Testing on the dehydrator later revealed traces of death cap mushrooms. Patterson is yet to be sentenced over the murders of Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson, and the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson. She has always maintained her innocence and argued that she did not deliberately include death cap mushrooms in the meal served up to the lunch guests. Patterson's police interview, in which she told further lies to detectives, was tendered as evidence during the trial but has not been released by the court. During the trial, prosecutors did not allege a motive for the crime, but argued Patterson's relationship with her in-laws had been in decline. - ABC
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Man charged with assaulting child admitted to hospital with nine fractures
Hutt Hospital. Photo: RNZ / REECE BAKER A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a baby was taken to hospital with "unusual" injuries in June. He has been charged with four counts of assaulting a child. Police were notified after the three-month-old was admitted to Hutt Hospital on 14 June with nine fractures , including throughout her ribcage and a fracture to an ankle and upper arm. The man was arrested on 31 July, police said on Wednesday. The charges related to "the more minor injuries the baby sustained", Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Wescott said, thanking the public for their help. "This crucial information assisted our investigation which has led to last week's arrest. "We are committed to establishing the full circumstances of how the baby's more serious injuries were inflicted, and holding those responsible to account." The man will appear in Hutt Valley District Court on 28 August. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
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NZ Customs 'very concerned' about drug movements in the Pacific
Photo: Customs NZ The New Zealand Customs Agency says it is "very concerned" about the movement of drugs like methamphetamine and cocaine through the Pacific. Organised crime groups supplying the lucrative New Zealand and Australia markets transport their product through the Pacific region. Customs' deputy chief executive of international and governance Joe Cannon said the agency works with partner nations like Tonga, Fiji and Samoa to tackle the illicit drug trade. "We have a number of pieces of work underway, and a lot of cooperation between New Zealand and our Pacific Island partners," he said. He said there is a programme to help strengthen border management, and they are working with Pacific partners on providing training. Drug use and trafficking is a major issue in the region. Last week, seven men were found guilty of charges relating to Fiji's largest-ever drug-trafficking case . Last month, authorities in French Polynesia claimed another "historic" drug haul for a total €331 million street value. Seized drugs onboard include 232kg of methamphetamine and 1,646kg of cocaine. Photo: Comgend Polynésie française OFAST Cannon said the threat of corruption is part of a broader global pattern. "I'm well aware that transnational criminal gangs do target supply chains and sometimes government workers as well to enable their supply chains," he said. "I am aware of it in the Pacific Islands. I am aware of, for example, the supply chains in New Zealand just around the recent arrest of the baggage handlers in Auckland Airport as well, where they have been targeted by organised criminal gangs to infiltrate that supply chain." Cannon said drugs are reaching New Zealand in sea freight, via "deep concealment" in industrial equipment, and unaccompanied bags on flights. When asked about whether the measures were working, he pointed towards "the significant amount" of disruption to the supply chains of methamphetamine and cocaine. The suitcase containing 14 individually vacuum-sealed packages of methamphetamine. Photo: Supplied/NZ Customs "We are increasingly having larger seizures and actually preventing this product from reaching our markets, and by doing so, preventing the harm that it does to our communities. "I think this challenge will continue to be present, given the price that people will pay for methamphetamine and cocaine in New Zealand. "Unfortunately, we pay some of the highest prices in the world for this product." Last week, the FBI opened a branch in Wellington . The US Embassy in Wellington said it will work to investigate and disrupt a wide range of threats and criminal activities including terrorism, cybercrime and fraud, organised crime and money laundering, child exploitation, and foreign intelligence threats. "It will have responsibility for partnerships in New Zealand, Antarctica, Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands, and Tonga."
