Victoria

In the months before Erin Patterson served a poisoned beef Wellington meal that killed three people, death cap mushrooms had been seen in areas near her home.

A doctor tasked with interviewing Erin Patterson about the fatal mushroom lunch has detailed how the alleged poisoner told her she used ‘the entire lot’.

Police have apprehend two teenagers following an incident allegedly involving machetes at a shopping centre.

An Australian tourist who drowned while on holiday in Thailand last week has been identified, as tributes flow for the ‘beautiful soul’.

‘I have never experienced anything like this in 50 years,’ Tina Arena told concertgoers.

A 49-year-old woman has tragically died after a horrific crash on Mother’s Day, with her husband and two children seriously injured in the Victorian incident.

The AFL and security services have had a significant scare as thousands of fans flooded into Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium for Saturday’s Bombers v Swans match.

Jurors have witnessed emotional testimony from bereaved family members in the closely watched murder trial of accused killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson.

Some of the attackers allegedly acted in groups, with charges ranging from armed robbery, to kidnapping and false imprisonment. 

The teenage son of alleged mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson made a tragic claim about his parents to police, a jury has been told.

Alleged death cap mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson has reacted emotionally in court as a video of her daughter’s police interview was played to the jury.

7NEWS can reveal Patrick Stephenson was escorted by police for a second time to a remote area.

A doctor’s call to Triple Zero about alleged mushroom killer Erin Patterson has been aired in court as she faces trial for murder.

The sole surviving guest of the deadly lunch at Erin Patterson’s home has told a jury he initially declined to go to hospital, brushing off his vomiting as gastro.

The only lunch guest to survive a poisoned beef Wellington served by Erin Patterson has taken the stand on day six of her triple-murder trial.