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Mushroom lunch survivor and pastor Ian Wilkinson has made his return to the Korumburra Baptist Church for the first time since Erin Patterson was convicted of murdering his wife.

As the jury revealed its verdict, a tension built over weeks of legal arguments and disputed versions of what happened the day Erin Patterson hosted her in-laws for lunch was resolved.

The victims of Erin Patterson's deadly beef Wellington lunch are being remembered for their altruistic nature and kind hearts, just days after a jury convicted their killer of murder.

During her long trial, Erin Patterson was forced to sleep in a concrete cell that was not only bitterly cold but also deafeningly loud. Now she's facing life in prison.

For 10 weeks, reporter Jarrod Whittaker witnessed the town of Morwell swell with media, money, and relentless curiosity, and from inside the courtroom he had a clear view of Erin Patterson as the jury delivered its verdict in the mushroom murder trial's final, defining moment.

The closure of 10 Bendigo Bank branches across Australia by late October will mean the end of in-person banking for residents in five regional communities.

The world has met Erin Patterson as the murderous cook behind a mushroom meal that killed three relatives. But years before her courtroom infamy, the woman from Melbourne's suburbs divided opinions.

Two years ago, Erin Patterson was a mother of two from a regional town who lived a quiet life. Now, the 50-year-old has been found guilty of murdering three people with death cap mushrooms, in a trial that's made global headlines.

A Supreme Court jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives by deliberately lacing a beef Wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms.

There have been 23 courtroom places for the public in the Erin Patterson triple-murder trial. Competition for those seats starts early each morning. 

The judge in Erin Patterson's murder trial has warned jurors not to reason that Erin Patterson is guilty just because they think she has lied, as he continues his final instructions to the panel.

Justice Christopher Beale is continuing his instructions to the jury in Erin Patterson's murder trial. Ms Patterson is accused of killing three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington containing death cap mushrooms. Follow the proceedings as it happened.

The judge in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial has told jurors they will not begin deliberations until next week. 

The judge in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial is continuing to deliver his final instructions to the jury. Ms Patterson is accused of deliberately poisoning her relatives by serving them a meal containing death cap mushrooms. Follow the proceedings as it happened.

Justice Christopher Beale's directions to the jury in Ms Patterson's triple-murder trial enter their second day at the Latrobe Valley Law Courts in the regional Victorian town of Morwell.

Justice Christopher Beale begins his final instructions to the jury before they start their deliberations. The instructions are expected to go for at least two days. Follow his address as it happened.

Amid repeated prosecution accusations of murder, deceit and cover-up, there were exchanges about the right time for a "lie down" and errors in the days of the week, as Erin Patterson finished her evidence.

For more than a week, accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson protested her innocence from the witness box in her Supreme Court murder trial.

The cook of the deadly beef Wellington lunch rejects a prosecution claim she carried out factory resets in a bid to deceive police about her mobile phones, as she finishes giving evidence in her triple-murder trial.

Accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson exits the witness box as evidence in her Supreme Court trial comes to an end. Follow the proceedings as they unfolded.