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West Australian
26-05-2025
- West Australian
Erin Patterson: Online searches probed in mushroom murder trial
Lawyers acting for alleged triple-murderer Erin Patterson have begun questioning a digital forensics officer about digital records found on devices taken from the accused woman's house. Shamen Fox-Henry, from Victoria Police's cybercrime squad, returned to the witness box on Monday for cross-examination after giving evidence over three days last week. Under questioning by Ms Patterson's barrister Colin Mandy SC, Mr Fox-Henry was taken to a report generated on about 67 data artefacts pulled from more than 2½ million records on a Cooler Master computer. The jury was told the device was taken from Ms Patterson's home on August 5 and, after processing using proprietary software, investigators used keyword searches to identify items of interest. Records from the Cooler Master computer captured online activity over about three minutes from 7.20pm to 7.23pm on May 28, 2022. Last week the jury was told a Bing search for 'iNaturalist' was located at 7.20pm, followed by a visit to the iNaturalist homepage through the Microsoft Edge browser. Minutes later, at 7.23pm, a specific URL was visited with the recorded headline 'Deathcap from Melbourne, Vic, Australia on May 18 2022 … Bricker Reserve, Moorabbin – iNaturalist'. Just 21 seconds later another record captures a Google search for Korumburra Middle Pub at 7.23pm, a venue not far from Ms Patterson's home. Another record captured a phone number and 'Erin Patterson' being auto-filled by Google. Mr Mandy suggested this appeared to be an 'auto-fill purchase' from the pub, but Mr Fox-Henry confirmed that anyone with access to the computer could use the auto-fill. He told the jury that he did not examine the computer to check these settings, nor if the date and time of the computer was correct. He conceded that he could have, if asked, re-examined the records of the computer to look at activity before and after the three minutes of records. Questioned on if this could have given him more information about the activity, such as who conducted the search or past or subsequent activity, the forensic officer said 'potentially, yes'. Ms Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty to murdering three members of her husband Simon Patterson's family and the attempted murder of one more. Prosecutors allege she deliberately poisoned a lunch on July 29, 2023 with death cap mushrooms, while her defence argues the poisoning was an unintentional tragic accident. Don Patterson, Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson died in the week following the beef wellington meal, while Ian Wilkinson survived. The trial continues.
Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Perth Now
3-minute window probed in mushroom trial
Lawyers acting for alleged triple-murderer Erin Patterson have begun questioning a digital forensics officer about digital records found on devices taken from the accused woman's house. Shamen Fox-Henry, from Victoria Police's cybercrime squad, returned to the witness box on Monday for cross-examination after giving evidence over three days last week. Under questioning by Ms Patterson's barrister Colin Mandy SC, Mr Fox-Henry was taken to a report generated on about 67 data artefacts pulled from more than 2½ million records on a Cooler Master computer. The jury was told the device was taken from Ms Patterson's home on August 5 and, after processing using proprietary software, investigators used keyword searches to identify items of interest. Senior digital forensics officer Shamen Fox-Henry returned to the witness box on Monday. NewsWire / Diego Fedele Credit: News Corp Australia Records from the Cooler Master computer captured online activity over about three minutes from 7.20pm to 7.23pm on May 28, 2022. Last week the jury was told a Bing search for 'iNaturalist' was located at 7.20pm, followed by a visit to the iNaturalist homepage through the Microsoft Edge browser. Minutes later, at 7.23pm, a specific URL was visited with the recorded headline 'Deathcap from Melbourne, Vic, Australia on May 18 2022 … Bricker Reserve, Moorabbin – iNaturalist'. Just 21 seconds later another record captures a Google search for Korumburra Middle Pub at 7.23pm, a venue not far from Ms Patterson's home. Another record captured a phone number and 'Erin Patterson' being auto-filled by Google. Ms Patterson has pleaded not guilty. Brooke Grebert-Craig. Credit: Supplied Mr Mandy suggested this appeared to be an 'auto-fill purchase' from the pub, but Mr Fox-Henry confirmed that anyone with access to the computer could use the auto-fill. He told the jury that he did not examine the computer to check these settings, nor if the date and time of the computer was correct. He conceded that he could have, if asked, re-examined the records of the computer to look at activity before and after the three minutes of records. Questioned on if this could have given him more information about the activity, such as who conducted the search or past or subsequent activity, the forensic officer said 'potentially, yes'. Lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson attended the court. NewsWire / David Geraghty Credit: News Corp Australia Ms Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty to murdering three members of her husband Simon Patterson's family and the attempted murder of one more. Prosecutors allege she deliberately poisoned a lunch on July 29, 2023 with death cap mushrooms, while her defence argues the poisoning was an unintentional tragic accident. Don Patterson, Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson died in the week following the beef wellington meal, while Ian Wilkinson survived. The trial continues.
NZ Herald
22-05-2025
- Health
- NZ Herald
Erin Patterson trial: Monash environmental health officer searched grocers for mushrooms
Initially, he said, he was told the purchase was likely in April 2022 and came in a clear, unbranded bag. Later, he said, health authorities informed him the purchaser had confirmed they were dried, sliced, appeared to be repackaged, looked like shiitake or porcini mushrooms and were about 100g. As he was taken through a report of his findings, which included photos of packaged mushrooms and the stores, Schonknecht said the majority came in commercial packaging. In only one store, he said, Golden Grocery in Oakleigh, he found repackaged mushrooms, but the store had the bulk 3kg bag and said it repackaged them because customers wanted a smaller size. Schonknecht told the jury he sent a photo to the Department of Health, which showed the image to the 'purchaser'. He said he was told the packaging 'was correct' but the store didn't look the same, and the mushrooms purchased were 'half the size'. Schonknecht told the jury that each store confirmed it had not recently changed suppliers or sold mushrooms acquired from a non-commercial source locally. Patterson cried in hospital, jury told Called to give evidence, Leongatha hospital nurse Mairim Cespon told the jury she assisted Patterson after she checked into hospital about 9.48am on July 31. The court was told Patterson initially presented at 8.05am but discharged herself against medical advice five minutes later. Cespon told the court Patterson became 'emotional and started crying' when she was told by Dr Chris Webster her two children would need to be assessed. The court was told Patterson had said her children had eaten the lunch leftovers on July 30 with the pastry and mushrooms scraped off. 'She was asking if it is really necessary for them to be assessed because they don't have any symptoms,' Cespon said. 'Doesn't want them to be stressed or panicked … for the kids to be pulled out of school.' Cespon said Patterson rated her pain at a 7/10 and complained about nausea, a 'cramp-like pain' and diarrhoea. The jury was shown a chart Cespon completed of Patterson's bowel movements while at Leongatha Hospital. Cespon said she sighted liquid bowel movements using a 'witches hat' device at 10am, 10.04am, 10.06am, 10.15am and 11.50am. A sample taken, she confirmed, was clear, mostly liquid with some brown sediment. Judge's warning to mushroom trial jurors One question and answer between Victoria Police senior digital forensic officer Shamen Fox-Henry and a prosecutor on Wednesday prompted a firm warning from the trial judge to the jury. Fox-Henry told the court he was tasked with generating a report about the contents of a Cooler Master computer seized from Patterson's home after the lunch. He took the jury through a series of records that captured online activity on the device in the evening of May 28, 2022. One of the records captured a visit to a specific page on the citizen science website iNaturalist at 7.23pm. 'Deathcap from Melbourne, Vic, Australia on May 18 2022 … Bricker Reserve, Moorabbin – iNaturalist,' the headline for the page read. Fox-Henry was quizzed by prosecutor Jane Warren about the specific URL listed and, if it remained available online, if one copied the URL into a browser the web page would load. He confirmed that it would. The exchange prompted a warning from Justice Christopher Beale that the jury should not test this out themselves. 'Don't be tempted overnight to … put any of these URL addresses into Google and conduct your own searches, okay? You're not investigators,' he said. The warning echoes Justice Beale's direction to jurors at the start of the trial that they must decide the case only on the evidence before the court. 'When you retire to consider your verdict, you will have heard or received in court all the information that you need to make your decision,' he said. 'You must not conduct your own research into the case or discuss the case with others who are not on the jury.' On Wednesday, Fox-Henry was the sole witness called to give evidence and was to return to the stand on Thursday. When the trial resumed about 11.40am, Justice Beale advised jurors that the plan was to interpose two witnesses before Fox-Henry continued. Patterson is accused of murdering husband Simon Patterson's parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt Heather Wilkinson. Wilkinson's husband, Korumburra Baptist Church pastor Ian Wilkinson, fell gravely ill but recovered. Prosecutors allege Patterson deliberately spiked the lunch with 'murderous intent', while her defence argues the case is a 'tragic accident'. The trial continues.
West Australian
21-05-2025
- West Australian
Erin Patterson trial: Judge delivers warning to jurors in mushroom murder trial about websites
Jurors in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial were delivered a firm warning on Wednesday afternoon after a question and answer exchange between the prosecution and a digital forensics officer. Ms Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder stemming from an deadly beef Wellington lunch she hosted on July 29, 2023, with members of her husband's family. On Wednesday, Victoria Police senor digital forensic officer Shamen Fox-Henry was the sole witness called to give evidence and is expected to return to the stand when the trial resumes at 11.30am on Thursday. Mr Fox-Henry told the court he was tasked with generating a report about the contents of a Cooler Master computer seized from Ms Patterson's home following the lunch. He took the jury through a series of records that captured online activity on the device in the evening of March 28, 2022. One of the records captured a visit to a specific page on the citizen science website iNaturalist at 7.23pm. 'Deathcap from Melbourne, Vic, Australia on May 18 2022 … Bricker Reserve, Moorabbin - iNaturalist,' the headline for the page read. Mr Fox-Henry was quizzed by prosecutor Jane Warren about the specific URL listed and, if it remained available online, if one copied the URL into a browser the web page would load. He confirmed that it would. The exchange prompted a warning from Justice Christoper Beale that the jury should not test this out themselves. 'Don't be tempted to put these URL searches into Google and conduct your own investigations overnight,' he said. The warning echos Justice Beale's direction to jurors at the start of the trial that the must decide the case only on the evidence adduced in court. 'When you retire to consider your verdict, you will have heard or received in court all the information that you need to make your decision,' he said. 'You must not conduct your own research into the case or discuss the case with others who are not on the jury.' Ms Patterson is facing trial accused of murdering her husband Simon Patterson's parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt Heather Wilkinson. Ms Wilkinson's husband, Korumburra Baptist Church pastor Ian Wilkinson, fell gravely ill but recovered. Prosecutors allege Ms Patterson deliberately spiked the lunch with 'murderous intent', while her defence argues the case is a 'tragic accident'. The trial continues.
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Perth Now
Judge's warning to mushroom trial jurors
Jurors in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial were delivered a firm warning on Wednesday afternoon after a question and answer exchange between the prosecution and a digital forensics officer. Ms Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder stemming from an deadly beef Wellington lunch she hosted on July 29, 2023, with members of her husband's family. On Wednesday, Victoria Police senor digital forensic officer Shamen Fox-Henry was the sole witness called to give evidence and is expected to return to the stand when the trial resumes at 11.30am on Thursday. Senior digital forensics officer Shamen Fox-Henry will return to court on Thursday. NewsWire/Ian Currie Credit: News Corp Australia Mr Fox-Henry told the court he was tasked with generating a report about the contents of a Cooler Master computer seized from Ms Patterson's home following the lunch. He took the jury through a series of records that captured online activity on the device in the evening of March 28, 2022. One of the records captured a visit to a specific page on the citizen science website iNaturalist at 7.23pm. 'Deathcap from Melbourne, Vic, Australia on May 18 2022 … Bricker Reserve, Moorabbin - iNaturalist,' the headline for the page read. Mr Fox-Henry was quizzed by prosecutor Jane Warren about the specific URL listed and, if it remained available online, if one copied the URL into a browser the web page would load. He confirmed that it would. Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty, with her defence arguing the deaths were a tragic accident. Brooke Grebert-Craig. Credit: Supplied The exchange prompted a warning from Justice Christoper Beale that the jury should not test this out themselves. 'Don't be tempted to put these URL searches into Google and conduct your own investigations overnight,' he said. The warning echos Justice Beale's direction to jurors at the start of the trial that the must decide the case only on the evidence adduced in court. 'When you retire to consider your verdict, you will have heard or received in court all the information that you need to make your decision,' he said. 'You must not conduct your own research into the case or discuss the case with others who are not on the jury.' Erin Patterson and her estranged husband Simon Patterson. NewsWire Credit: NewsWire Ms Patterson is facing trial accused of murdering her husband Simon Patterson's parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt Heather Wilkinson. Ms Wilkinson's husband, Korumburra Baptist Church pastor Ian Wilkinson, fell gravely ill but recovered. Prosecutors allege Ms Patterson deliberately spiked the lunch with 'murderous intent', while her defence argues the case is a 'tragic accident'. The trial continues.
