Erin Patterson challenges convictions over mushroom lunch – as it happened

<p>This blog is now closed</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/19/erin-patterson-mushroom-murders-appeal-jurors-catastrophic-failure-of-justice-ntwnfb">Erin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justice</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Limited accomodation during sequestering ‘issues of convenience’, Patterson’s barrister says</strong></p><p><strong>Kidd</strong> says Patterson’s case must be considered in the context of other cases where jurors had unsupervised access to “outsiders”. He says in this case the jurors were under the supervision of the jury-keeper at all times.</p><p>They are not, in our submission, a principled response.</p><p>If there has been no breach, then where’s the fundamental irregularity?</p><p>There’s no evidence that that’s occurred here.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/aug/19/erin-patterson-appeal-live-mushroom-murders-court-australia-victoria-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>