Afternoon Update: Mushroom murderer’s lawyers argue against convictions; Sydney Swans ‘ashamed’; and becoming an auntie
Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? It’s been more than a year since a Victorian jury found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives and attempting to murder a fourth at a beef wellington lunch. Today, Patterson, 51, began an appeal against her…
Erin Patterson, 51, has launched an appeal against her convictions and the sentence for murdering her estranged husband's relatives. The DPP is also appealing the sentence, claiming it is "manifestly inadequate". Meanwhile, the Sydney Swans football team is facing embarrassment after five players were stood down for breaching club standards.
Bushfire authorities have issued a warning for residents in the Northern Territory, New South Wales, and Queensland to prepare early. A Catholic school chief in New South Wales has denied allegations that they wiped critical evidence after performing a factory reset on their phone, according to the ICAC hearings. A Catholic school chief has also faced accusations of wiping critical evidence after performing a factory reset on their mobile phone, as heard in ICAC hearings.
The chief of the Catholic education system in New South Wales denied the allegations, stating that they were unfounded.
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