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.

The Supreme Court has revealed the jury was accidentally sequestered in the same hotel as a key police witness and two members of the prosecution's team for the majority of the deliberations.