Erin Patterson remained composed as a jury decided whether a poisoned beef Wellington lunch she cooked was a deliberate and callous act of murder, or a tragic accident.

In a matter of minutes, 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.

Few criminal trials in recent history have piqued the public interest like Erin Patterson’s conviction for poisoning three ...

Erin Patterson looks much like you’d expect any middle-aged Australian woman to – brown hair, glasses, unremarkable clothes.