When your defense strategy hinges on hotel check-in times, you're not just mushrooming a murder case.
Mushroom murderer's lawyers blame 'catastrophic' hotel blunder for unfair trial
Erin Patterson's lawyers claim a 'catastrophic' hotel booking error undermined her right to a fair trial over the deadly mushroom lunch that killed three people. The appeal argues the mix-up compromised her defense, while prosecutors dismiss it as having 'no substance'. The case remains one of Australia's most bizarre murder trials.
Source: Mushroom murderer's lawyers blame 'catastrophic' hotel blunder for unfair trial — BBC
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