Erin Patterson to face trial nearly two years after allegedly murdering relatives with mushroom lunch

Patterson expected to face trial in Victoria's Latrobe Valley in April. She has pleaded not guilty to all charges

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Erin Patterson, the woman accused of murdering and attempting to murder her relatives by serving them a meal laced with deadly mushrooms, is expected to face trial in the Latrobe Valley in April.

Patterson is charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder after hosting an allegedly fatal lunch at her house in regional Victoria.

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