Courts
An offer of forgiveness and a ‘tsunami’ of grief laid bare by Erin Patterson’s victims
Prosecutors want mushroom cook Patterson to die in jail for her premeditated murder of three lunch guests. But one of her victims extended an unlikely olive branch.
- Erin Pearson
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A hair straightener, a fan and lots of wool. Inside Erin Patterson’s prison cell
A portrait of the mushroom lunch killer’s life behind bars reveals her isolation, the small courtyard where she can see daylight and her unit block mates.
- Erin Pearson
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- Mushroom trial
Erin Patterson’s children hover offstage, haunted by her crimes
The poisoner’s two children have been granted the small mercy of remaining physically absent from the courtroom tumult.
- Tony Wright
‘I only feel half alive’: Mushroom lunch survivor reveals heartbreak of life without his wife
An emotional Ian Wilkinson wiped tears from his eyes as he spoke of his love for his late wife, Heather, ending his victim impact statement with kindness instead of hate. Read the full transcript here.
Accused arsonist lived under a bridge, ‘thought synagogue was a home’
Angelo Loras, 34, applied to be released on bail on Friday despite having no fixed address, nor any family or employment in Victoria.
- Emily Woods
Bail for doctor accused of spying on hundreds of women in hospital toilets
A trainee doctor accused of secretly filming women using toilets at major Melbourne hospitals has been granted bail. In court, his father vowed to take him on long walks and hikes.
- Erin Pearson
Soccer players fined $5000 each over yellow-card betting fraud
A former A-League player and his friend have been convicted and fined for betting fraud that “strikes at the heart of competitive sport”.
- Emily Woods
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- Local council
Mayor briefly a wanted man after court no-show mishap over dangerous driving charge
An arrest warrant was issued on Thursday morning, then reversed hours later, after an inner-west mayor, Pradeep Tiwari, was charged with driving offences.
- Sophie Aubrey
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- Antisemitism
Second man charged over Adass Israel Synagogue arson
Counter-terrorism officers have charged a second man over the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in December 2024.
- Cassandra Morgan
Junior doctor accused of toilet spying hit with 127 new charges
Sex crime detectives have charged a trainee surgeon with alleged offending against colleagues at three major Melbourne hospitals.
- Carla Jaeger and Erin Pearson