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Erin Patterson held a 'freedom party' the night before she was charged with murdering three lunch guests

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Ian Wilkinson is well enough to tell detectives what happened

Australian 'deadly mushroom' chef arrested over beef Wellington lunch that 'killed three family members'

Ian Wilkinson is well enough to tell detectives what happened

Sole survivor of mushroom poisoning 'wakes up to tell police what really happened at lunch that killed three'

Don and Gail Patterson died after eating the mushroom, served up by Erin Patterson, and her estranged husband and Simon paid tribute to his parents

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Police blast media over the reporting of the Erin Patterson poisoned mushroom case

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Sobbing Erin Patterson (L) when quizzed by local TV about the deaths after the deaths of close relatives

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Erin Patterson (l), Simon Patterson (top r) and Ian and Heather Wilkinson (bottom r)

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Nathan Hersey called for privacy

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Erin Patterson and Simon Patterson (inset)

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Sobbing Erin Patterson (L) when quizzed by local TV about the deaths after the deaths of close relatives

Woman at centre of 'poisonous' mushroom deaths admits lying to police about dumping kitchen gadget

Sobbing Erin Patterson (L) when quizzed by local TV about the deaths after the deaths of close relatives

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Sobbing Erin Patterson (main) when quizzed by local tv about the deaths. Simon Patterson (top r) Ian Wilkinson and Heather Wilkinson (bottom right)

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Three men have been convicted of a series of sexual offences, including rape, on a 12-year-old girl over a three-day period.

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