Wednesday,
13 August 2025
Mushroom murder case linked to Mansfield

The nation’s most notorious murder case has a Mansfield Shire link, with pre-trial evidence heard in court revealing Erin Patterson’s husband fell gravely ill after a camping trip to Howqua.

Details of the alleged incident emerged last week after a suppression order was lifted on testimony from those hearings.

Simon Patterson gave evidence during pre-trial hearings that he and his then-estranged...

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