Erin Patterson's conviction for the deaths by poisoning of her estranged husband's relatives has prompted fevered speculation across Australia about her motive.

The verdict in Erin Patterson’s triple-murder trial will be coming up in minutes. The mother-of-two is accused of killing her in-laws and another relative after serving them toxic death cap mushrooms in 2023.

Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom lunch following a marathon ten-week trial in Victoria. Justice Christopher Beale sent the jury to deliberate last Monday, urging them to resist feelings of bias.