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 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.

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.