Erin Patterson trial jury urged to put aside sympathy for mushroom lunch guests and ignore ‘unprecedented’ media attention

Judge begins charge to jurors, saying they must weigh evidence against triple murder accused ‘with an open mind, not according to your feelings’The judge in Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial has urged the jury to put aside any sympathy they may feel for her lunch guests and continue to ignore unprecedented media attention in the case.Justice Christopher Beale started his charge to the jury on Tuesday at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell, Victoria. It was expected the charge, or jury directions, would take at least two days, before the jury retired to consider its verdict. Continue reading...

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