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The Guardian
09-06-2025
- The Guardian
Australia's mushroom murder trial
Last week, in a trial followed all over Australia and across the world, Erin Patterson took the stand. She is accused of three counts of murder, and one of attempted murder, allegedly by poisoning her relatives with deadly mushrooms inside four separate dishes of beef wellington. As the Guardian Australia justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci explains, Patterson has always denied the charges. Though she admits the lunch she prepared in July 2023 killed her in-laws – as well as her estranged husband's aunt – she maintains it was a tragic accident. As Michael Safi hears, it is a case that has drawn worldwide attention – from daily news reports to dozens of podcast series – and one that is due to reach a verdict soon.
The Guardian
06-06-2025
- The Guardian
Death cap mushrooms, foraging and a dehydrator: Erin Patterson takes the stand
After nearly a month of hearing experts, witnesses and police officers testify, this week Erin Patterson herself took to the stand. Patterson is facing three charges of murder and one of attempted murder – after she served a beef wellington lunch laced with death cap mushrooms – at her house in regional Victoria in 2023. She's pleaded not guilty to those charges. Justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci takes Reged Ahmad through some of the key moments of her evidence, as she tells her side of the story
The Guardian
02-06-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Erin Patterson trial live: lead detective in Australian mushroom case continues giving evidence on day 24 of trial
Update: Date: 2025-06-02T00:38:34.000Z Title: Colin Mandy SC Content: The jurors have entered the courtroom in Morwell. Patterson's defence lawyer, , is cross-examining Eppingstall. Update: Date: 2025-06-02T00:36:25.000Z Title: Welcome Content: Erin Patterson's trial is entering its sixth week. We're expecting Det Leading Sen Const Stephen Eppingstall, the officer in charge of investigating the fatal lunch, to continue giving evidence today. While we wait for today's proceedings to get under way, here's a reminder of what the jury heard last week. Our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci, was in Morwell last week and reported from inside the court room.
The Guardian
21-03-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Quill Awards 2025: Guardian journalist wins Melbourne Press Club award for reporting on disability
Guardian Australia journalists have been recognised for their reporting across a range of categories at the Melbourne Press Club awards. Inequality reporter, Stephanie Convery, won the award for reporting on disability issues with her story about how Australians with disabilities are paid a lower super rate in supported employment. Guardian staff were also highly commended in three other categories. Courts and justice reporter, Nino Bucci, was highly commended in the feature writing category for his story on father Lual Akech's quest for answers after police botched the investigation into his son's death. Bucci was also highly commended in the news report category for his story about the family of Thomas Carrick, the autistic boy who was cleared of terror charges after a magistrate found he had been groomed by an undercover officer. Climate and environment reporter, Petra Stock, was also highly commended in the excellence in science, medical and health reporting category, for her story about research into whether fish have feelings.
