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5 days ago
- BBC News
Mushroom murder accused told cancer lie out of 'embarrassment' over weight surgery
Update: Date: 02:57 BST Title: Attention turns to plating up Content: Katy Watsonreporting from Morwell We're now hearing Erin Patterson explain how the meal was served, which has had a lot of focus in the trial. Ms Patterson says Ian Wilkinson and Don Patterson had been chatting near her bookshelf while their wives had been looking into her pantry, impressed by the size of it. Her lawyer asks her about the dinner plates. Earlier in the trial we heard that Heather Wilkinson, while ill in hospital, had questioned why Erin Patterson had used different plates for her guests to the one she ate off. "I think there's a couple of black, a couple of white, one that's red on top and black underneath and then I've got one that daughter made at kindergarten," she says. She tells the court she told the guests to grab a plate while she finished off the gravy. Asked to clarify who took the plates to the table, she says she didn't see it happen and assumed everyone grabbed a plate, but accepts Ian's earlier evidence that Heather and Gail had taken two each. She is asked if she remembers which plate she ate off. No, she replies. Update: Date: 02:44 BST Title: 'I wanted to make estranged husband feel bad for skipping lunch' Content: Simon Atkinsonreporting from Morwell Ms Patterson has also been asked about a text message exchange with her estranged husband Simon, when he pulled out of the lunch the day before. "I felt a bit hurt and I felt a bit stressed," Ms Patterson told the court. Five minutes after Mr Paterson declined the invite saying he did not feel "comfortable", she sent a message saying it was "really disappointing". "I've spent many hours this week preparing lunch for tomorrow which has been exhausting in light of the issues I'm facing and spent a small fortune... to make beef wellingtons because I wanted it to be a special meal." "I may not be able to host a lunch like this again for some time. It's important to me that you're all here tomorrow and that I can have the conversations that I need to have. I hope you'll change your mind." She said she wanted to make Simon "feel bad" about not coming - and admitted she had not done any preparation apart from looking up the recipe and going shopping. Update: Date: 02:40 BST Title: The recipe had seemed 'a little bland' Content: Ottilie MitchellLive reporter We are getting into detail about the preparation that went into Ms Patterson's lunch. Step one: Prepare a "duxelle" - minced and sautéed mushrooms - that she'd bought from Woolworths, a supermarket chain. Step two: Taste. It was "a little bland", Miss Patterson said. And so she turned to step three: adding additional dried mushrooms from a container in her fridge, which she thought she'd bought in Melbourne. "Now I think there's a possibility that there were foraged ones as well," she told the court, choking up. Update: Date: 02:35 BST Title: Court hears about tweaks to the recipe Content: Ms Patterson's lawyer asks about changes she made to the recipe. She says that primarily it was about making individual wellingtons rather than one large log because she was unable to find the larger cut of meat. "I had to adapt," she says. "That change from the log to the individual steaks also meant that the quantities of mushroom and pastry were going to be different – I had to allow for that," she says. She also confirmed she didn't use mustard as per the recipe, or prosciutto because her father-in-law Don Patterson didn't eat pork. She also changed the pastry type to filo and puff pastry. Update: Date: 02:27 BST Title: Why beef wellington? Content: Ottilie MitchellLive reporter The trial has heard the deadly meal came in the form of a beef wellington - a pastry filled with meat and mushrooms. "Why did you choose that dish?" asked Mr Mandy, Ms Patterson's barrister. She said her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson had come for lunch on 24 June and "really liked" the shepherd's pie she served, but it "didn't seem special enough" for the upcoming meal. Instead, she chose beef wellington, something her mum would make "on really special occasions when I was a kid". "I thought I'd give it a go" she told the jury. She says she used a best-selling RecipeTin Eats book - from popular Australian chef Nagi Maehashi - as the basis for the recipe. Update: Date: 02:22 BST Title: Lies borne out of embarrassment, Ms Patterson says Content: Katy Watsonreporting from Morwell Turning to lunch in 2023, the trial has heard Ms Patterson told her guests she had a serious health issue to discuss, which after the meal she revealed was cancer. She has admitted in her evidence that wasn't true. Asked to explain, Ms Patterson says she had come to the conclusion that she wanted to do something "once and for all" about her weight and "poor eating habits". Yesterday she told the jury she had struggled with binge-eating and body image. "I was planning to have gastric bypass surgery so I remember thinking I didn't want to tell anybody what I was going to have done. I was really embarrassed by it," she says. She thought that by letting them believe she had serious issues that needed treatment, they might be able to help her with logistics around the kids and she wouldn't have to tell them about the real reason. Update: Date: 02:13 BST Title: Questioning turns to health lies Content: Simon Atkinsonreporting from Morwell Under questioning from her barrister, Ms Patterson admits she lied to to her mother-in-law Gail about having been to an appointment to have a needle biopsy done, and about plans to return for an MRI scan. "Why did you tell lies?" she is asked. A tearful Ms Patterson says: 'Some weeks prior I was having issues with my elbow and I thought there was a lump there. I had told Don and Gail and they had shown a lot of care which felt really nice. The issue started to resolve and I felt embarrassed I had made such a big deal about it." 'They had been really nice about it. I did not want their care for me to stop, so I kept it going," she adds. Update: Date: 02:11 BST Title: Ms Patterson says she had no knowledge of toxic mushrooms in nearby towns Content: Katy Watsonreporting from Morwell The trial earlier heard evidence that death cap mushrooms were spotted in two nearby towns in the months before the lunch - and their existence logged on iNaturalist. Ms Patterson's barrister Colin Mandy asks her whether or not she had ever foraged for mushrooms in Loch or Outtrim – phone records suggest her mobile may have travelled to the towns shortly after the iNaturalist posts. She said no. She also denies ever seeing the posts on iNaturalist reporting the death cap mushroom sightings. Update: Date: 02:06 BST Title: 'I looked up death cap mushrooms on my phone' Content: Defence barrister Colin Mandy SC now asks Ms Patterson about an online search for death cap mushrooms on the iNaturalist site, a citizen scientist database which tracks plants and fungi. Ms Patterson says she doesn't remember viewing the page - which the court has heard was accessed on her phone in 2022 - but that it was possibly her, as she recalls wanting to know if toxic mushrooms grew in the area. "It was possible that was part of the process I went through to see if they grew in South Gippsland." She replies that searches about mushrooms were largely on her phone because she had it with her during her walks. "It was just the most convenient thing." Update: Date: 01:52 BST Title: Jury shown images of mushrooms found on Ms Patterson's block Content: Simon AtkinsonAustralia producer, BBC News And we're straight in with where we left off yesterday… mushrooms. Erin Patterson is being taken through images of fungi that were found on a camera memory (SD) card seized from her home by police. She says she took the pictures in early 2020. Directed to one of them, she says: "It looks to me like some mushrooms among some grass and leaf litter." Another she identifies as having being taken at one of her former homes, saying she recognises the kitchen bench. She is asked why she took photographs of mushrooms. "I was trying to figure out what was growing on my property," she replies. Update: Date: 01:47 BST Title: A quick recap of what we heard yesterday Content: Here is what we learned as Ms Patterson gave evidence on Tuesday. You can read our wrap up of the day here. Update: Date: 01:44 BST Title: Ms Patterson accepts toxic mushrooms were in the food Content: Katy Watsonreporting from Morwell Yesterday we heard Erin Patterson accept that there were death cap mushrooms in the meal of beef wellington she served her relatives - that was the first time we had heard her say that herself. The defence's position has always been that the deaths of Don and Gail Patterson, her in-laws, and Heather and Ian Wilkinson, had been a tragedy. We're expecting to hear more about that from them today. We'll be covering the testimony from the media overflow room. Because of the huge interest in this trial, seating has to be closely managed, so only six journalists are allowed into the courtroom each day. There's a little more space reserved for members of the public, but not much, and once again this morning there was a queue of them jostling for a seat. Update: Date: 01:31 BST Title: The case in a nutshell Content: The 14-member jury is weighing up evidence to decide whether Erin Patterson is guilty of three charges of murder and one of attempted murder. The case centres around a beef wellington lunch she served at her Leongatha home in July 2023. Three people died shortly after the lunch - Ms Patterson's former in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66. Heather's husband, Ian Wilkinson, survived after being in an induced coma for weeks. Prosecutors say Ms Patterson intentionally served the toxic mushrooms - she has pleaded not guilty, saying it was unintentional. Update: Date: 01:30 BST Title: Where has this case been held? Content: Simon Atkinsonreporting from Morwell The case is being heard in Latrobe Valley Law Courts - a fairly small and unimposing modern building on the main road through the town of Morwell in regional Victoria. It is about a 45-minute drive from the Leongatha home, where the lunch took place. The judge, barristers and some of the court staff are travelling here each week and staying nearby (accommodation had been hard to find!). Court finishes at lunchtime on Fridays - in part to allow out-of-towners to get home for the weekend. Jurors however have been drawn from the local area. Update: Date: 01:26 BST Title: Three things to know about the trial so far Content: Our correspondent Katy Watson has been following the case since it started, here's the key things you need to know in under 90 seconds. This video can not be played Watch: Three things you need to know about Australia's mushroom murder trial Update: Date: 01:24 BST Title: Third day of evidence from accused Content: Lana LamLive reporter On Monday, we heard from Ms Patterson for the first time since the trial began more than five weeks ago. The 50-year-old has pleaded not guilty to killing three relatives and attempting to kill another, after she served them toxic death cap mushrooms during a lunch she hosted two years. Her defence team claims the fatal meal at her home in regional Victoria was a "tragic accident" and any "incriminating" behaviour that prosecutors allege in the days afterwards were the actions of a woman panicking. Update: Date: 01:23 BST Title: Welcome back Content: Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, Sydney We're kicking off another day of coverage of the closely watched murder trial of Erin Patterson - who cooked a beef wellington meal that left three dead and another gravely ill in July 2023. She is expected to appear in court shortly, for a third day in the witness box, so stay with us as we bring you the latest updates.
BBC News
7 days ago
- BBC News
England news conference: Wiegman & Bronze speak before Spain Nations League tie
Update: Date: 13:16 BST Title: See you tomorrow Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) World champions v European champions, It doesn't get much bigger than this. We'll see you in tomorrow's live text as England take on Spain. See you then! Update: Date: 13:15 BST Title: Post Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) The good news from that conference is that you get the feeling Sarina Wiegman thinks Lauren James may be fit for the Euros. Fingers crossed! Update: Date: 13:13 BST Title: 'We want to win the game' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Sarina Wiegman on tomorrow's match : "I think both teams are growing into the tournament towards it. We want to have a good performance tomorrow and I think Spain is the same. This is Nations League, it's a different competition. We want a good performance from our side tomorrow and we want to win the game." Update: Date: 13:11 BST Title: Barcelona 'like home' for Bronze Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Lucy Bronze on being back in Barcelona: "It is like home. I drove past here many times. I had two amazing years here, I got on really well with the team, the city, the fans. It was an amazing experience. "I have great memories and am really happy to be back to visit. I can tell the girls where to go and eat and get coffee." Update: Date: 13:10 BST Title: 'We know what they are capable of' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Sarina Wiegman on playing against Spain: "We know what they are capable of. We have to be aware of that, we have to be really tight and play compact in moments. We had the ball too, we had opportunities too. We created momentum in parts of the game and put them under pressure. That's what we want to do tomorrow. They might be on the ball more but we will be on it too." Update: Date: 13:09 BST Title: Spain squad 'slightly stronger' than last time out' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Lucy Bronze on the strength of Spain's squad: "Their squad is maybe slightly stronger than the last time we played them. Alexia [Putellas] and Patri [Guijarro] are back. That will be nice to see them and to play against them. "I have been in contact with some of the players, I congratulated Mariona [Caldentey] after winning the Champions League. I have a really good relationship with so many of them, spent two fantastic years in Barcelona and they are good friends of mine." Update: Date: 13:08 BST Title: 'Mary knew what it meant to play for England' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Lucy Bronze on Millie Bright feeling connected to the team: "You'd have to ask her that but I'm assuming yes. There are many pleople who are friends with Millie and we've reached out and checked on her. Millie knows she is always connected to this team. Lionesses past and present are always welcome. Even someone like Jill Scott, we can't get rid of her! We have such a good connection, whether you're here or not. On Mary Earps: "I think I was the first person she called to tell because we have such a good bond and connection. Mary knew what it meant to play for England. Her career at England has been fantastic. The news as team-mates was hard to take because we all love her. We celebrate her both on and off the pitch. We have fantastic goalkeepers here and Mary has left such a great legacy. Hopefully the goalkeepers we have now can bring that to the team now." Update: Date: 13:08 BST Title: Clinton suspension 'unlucky' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Sarina Wiegman on Grace Clinton's suspension: "It's a disappointment, it was an unlucky moment. She plays with a lot of intensity and very aggressive. She can't play tomorrow so that's a fact, we are moving on with the team we have." Update: Date: 13:05 BST Title: 'We get confidence from ourselves and others' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Lucy Bronze on Spain and gaining confidence: "A lot of confidence but we already gave beaten them this year so we've got a lot of confidence from that. That Spain performance from us in Wembley was brilliant. You can find things to gain confidence from. It's not the be all and end all tomorrow, in terms of the Nations League it is. We might not even face Spain in the Euros. We get confidence from ourselves and others." Update: Date: 13:02 BST Title: 'We know how to beat Spain' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Lucy Bronze on what England can do to beat Spain: "I think we're probably one of the most adaptable teams in the world. We can counter attack, press the ball, we can play in behind. We've got fast players, technical players. We've faced Spain a few times, before Sarina was even here. You have to turn up for every game, for every game because so many teams are capable of so many things. We can change against different teams but you have to put on the performance on the game. "If you lose a bit of yourself, then the other team performs. We know how to beat Spain and thy know how to beat us." On Spain comparisons: "Pretty even. You look at the players in form, top player back and doing well this season. There are a handful teams in the same position. In the World Cup, it was close games together to the final." Update: Date: 13:02 BST Title: 'Kelly is very happy' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Sarina Wiegman on the difference she has seen in Chloe Kelly in the past six months: "The most of all is that she is very happy, very energetic. Going to Arsenal having great performances, I think she has improved again in possession and also out of possession. It's enjoyable to watch her. She came on for us as a finisher [against Portugal] and straight away did well again. "I hope that continues. She is enjoying herself, she trains really well with a smile on her face. Whether she is starting or coming from the bench, she is doing everything she can to get her performance at the highest level." Update: Date: 12:58 BST Title: 'Spain is the highest level imaginable' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Sarina Wiegman on the need for consistency: "We want to perform and in February we had a tie with Portugal and a win against Spain. In April, we had a good performance against Belgium. Tomorrow, Spain is a totally different game than what we had on Friday. "Different opponents. We started really well against Portugal and it really helped we scored two goals in five minutes. Of course, we are aware Spain is the highest level imaginable." Update: Date: 12:57 BST Title: 'Good for Le Tissier's development to learn two positions' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Lucy Bronze on what she admires about Maya Le Tissier: "Maya has probably got one of the biggest futures ahead of her. She is a great person. As a player I love her so much. I can see why Sarina plays her at right-back. "All the things I love doing, Maya has those attributes. She loves defending, is strong, fast, fit. Maya has got those attributes in abundance. It's good for her development to learn two positions." Update: Date: 12:55 BST Title: Wiegman 'pretty close' to knowing Euros squad Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England Sarina Wiegman on how many decisions she still has to make for her final Euros squad: "We are pretty close. Still you want to go to the game tomorrow and then make the final decisions, but we are pretty close." On where she sees Maya Le Tissier playing for England: "I think she can play both positions. With Manchester United se plays centre back, for us she plays mainly as a right full-back. That is th4e position I see her but I understand she can play centre-back too." On if she can see why Man Utd fans would find that strange: "I can imagine they think that." Update: Date: 12:54 BST Title: James 'is doing really well' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England England manager Sarina Wiegman on if any players won't be risked: "If a player has a little injury and would be a risk for the Euros then I wouldn't play her, that's the difference. We are going to do everything to win that game. On Lauren James: "We already said we're trying together her fit. She's trying to get fit with all the support from Chelsea and us. She is doing really well. She needs to tick some boxes and progress. We need her to be fit and healthy and perform at her highest level. I'm pretty sure that'll work for us." Update: Date: 12:51 BST Title: 'I play every game like it's my last' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England England defender Lucy Bronze on the Champions League: "It gives you that winning feeling and going up against the best players in the world. I wanted to do that when it went to Lyon. You see it as the years go on and more players have done it. It's fantastic for us. "I play every game like it could be my last. I put on that England shirt and you don't want to leave anything on the pitch. You don't want to think too far ahead. I've played at so many tournaments and you have to take what's in front of you. The squad is getting picked based off tomorrow, it's every single moment of what you live and breathe." Update: Date: 12:50 BST Title: 'Everyone is available' Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England England manager Sarina Wiegman on injuries: "I'm happy. Everyone is available and everyone can start." On players trying to impress: "That's hard. You come close to squad selection. At the same time we want to win the game tomorrow. It's preparation for the Euros. Short-term we are trying to win that game, a little longer-term is preparation for the Euros which is the bigger picture." Update: Date: 12:49 BST Title: Post Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England England defender Lucy Bronze on Millie Bright, who isn't in the squad as she takes an extended period of recovery: "Millie is a real big personality and big player for England and Chelsea. She's missed with what she brings on and off the pitch. We want to make sure she's OK both physically and mentally. She's someone who's quite tough and it's brave that she came out and spoke. I want her to feel OK again." Update: Date: 12:46 BST Title: Post Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) England England manager Sarina Wiegman confirms Ella Toone and Alessia Russo are fit for tomorrow. More on that soon. Update: Date: 12:45 BST Title: Post Content: Spain v England (Tues, 18:00 BST) One minute early! Let's get to it then, here are Sarina Wiegman and Lucy Bronze.
Glasgow Times
21-05-2025
- Glasgow Times
Adviser to ex-Ukrainian president Yanukovych shot dead outside school in Spain
Andrii Portnov, 51, was identified as the victim by Spain's Interior Ministry. He was shot at 9.15am local time (0815 BST), authorities said, after apparently dropping his children off for class. Members of the judicial police at the scene after an adviser to former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych was shot outside a school in Madrid, Spain (Paul White/AP) Witnesses reported that Mr Portnov was shot 'several times' in the head and body by more than one gunman when he was getting into his car, a black Mercedes-Benz, police said. The assailants then fled on foot. Madrid's emergency services said that he was found dead when medics arrived with at least three shots to his body. Mr Portnov is a former Ukrainian politician closely tied to Mr Yanukovych, having served as deputy head of the presidential office from 2010 to 2014. During Mr Yanukovych's presidency, Mr Portnov was widely viewed as a pro-Russia political figure and was involved in drafting legislation aimed at persecuting participants of the 2014 revolution in Ukraine. Luis Rayo, 19, who lives in a building next to the school, said that he was sleeping when he heard the sound of gunfire. 'I heard five bullets and then came here to see what happened,' Mr Rayo said. Police cordoned off a crime scene in a car park around 150 metres (500ft) outside the gate of the American School of Madrid, located in the upscale Pozuelo de Alarcon neighbourhood north of the city centre. Police officers cordon off the area in Madrid (Paul White/AP) Parents told The Associated Press that Mr Portnov had children studying at the private school. The school declined to confirm whether his children were enrolled. Timur Ayaokur, 17, said he was 20 minutes into his first class of the day when he and his classmates heard of the shooting. After a few minutes, the school's administrators told students that a man had been shot and pronounced dead outside. 'I thought it was a drill,' Ayaokur said of the initial announcement. 'I was worried because at first I thought it might be a parent of someone I know.' His mother Elina Ayaokur, originally from Azerbaijan, said she knew the victim through the Russian community though she did not know him well. 'I didn't know there were Ukrainian politicians there,' Ayaokur said, adding that the victim had a son in the fourth grade. The incident happened outside the American School of Madrid (Paul White/AP) 'I was in shock, like how is it possible that this happens here?' Ayaokur said. After fleeing Ukraine in 2014, Mr Portnov reportedly lived in Russia in 2015 before relocating to Austria. It was not immediately clear when he moved to Spain. In 2018, Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) opened an investigation against him on suspicion of state treason, alleging his involvement in Russia's illegal annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. The criminal case was closed in 2019. In 2021, the United States imposed personal sanctions on Mr Portnov, designating him as someone 'responsible for or complicit in, or (who) has directly or indirectly engaged in, corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery'.
