Judge ruled Erin Patterson would have to face separate trial for attempting to kill estranged husband to avoid prejudice

Prosecutors ultimately dropped charges relating to Simon Patterson before triple murder trial over mushroom lunch started

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Triple murderer Erin Patterson would have been unfairly prejudiced if a jury heard allegations she tried to kill her estranged husband in the years before the fatal poison mushroom lunch.

Victorian supreme court justice Christopher Beale made the decision on 14 March, ruling Patterson would have to face a separate trial for the three alleged attempted murder charges.

Source: Guardian - World News