Australian court
Coverage of Australian court in the Nexus archive.
- Prosecutor tells Australian appeals court mushroom poisoning murderer should never be released
A prosecutor informed an Australian appeals court that triple-murderer Erin Patterson should never be released from prison. This statement relates to the time she poisoned four of her estranged husband's relatives using death cap mushrooms.
- Australian court hears bail arguments for woman accused of enslaving Yazidi teen in Syria
An Australian court is considering bail for a woman accused of enslaving a Yazidi teenager in Syria. Her lawyer proposed conditions including electronic monitoring and religious counseling if she is released.
- A Yazidi tells an Australian court she was enslaved and raped in an IS home in Syria
A Yazidi woman testifies in an Australian court that she was enslaved in Syria by a woman and repeatedly raped and beaten by the woman’s father, according to police.
- Australian court sets August date for ‘mushroom murderer’ appeal hearing
An Australian court has scheduled an August hearing for Erin Patterson's appeal in the case where she was found guilty of killing three family members by serving them lunch laced with poisonous fungi.