On Trial Australia
Inside Australia's biggest and most gripping trials - the evidence, witness testimony and every update - as it unfolds before a jury.Join Nine's Penelope Liersch & The Age's Erin Pearson as they bring you real-time reporting from cases that have Australia, and the world, talking.
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Erin Patterson's lies (opens the original)
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Erin Patterson's interest in foraging for wild mushrooms was at the centre of the second day of her appeal against her convictions for murder and attempted murder, which she has always denied, as prosecutors zeroed in on the lies she told police. The DPP also put forward its case for why she should never be released from prison as they appeal her sentence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Killer’s appeal (opens the original)
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Lawyers for mushroom murderer Erin Patterson claim the jury could have been contaminated by a hotel blunder and that the killer was forced to take the stand. Her legal team have argued seven key issues in an attempt to have her convictions thrown out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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