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'Catastrophic' hotel mix-up at the heart of Australia's mushroom murder appeal

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Lawyers representing Erin Patterson in her Australian murder appeal have argued that her conviction was undermined by a "catastrophic" hotel mix-up. The procedural error resulted in the jury being housed at the same hotel as the prosecution team and a key witness during legal proceedings.

The development forms the central basis of the ongoing appeal regarding the high-profile mushroom poisoning case, focusing on potential impacts to the integrity of the trial process due to the proximity between key trial participants.

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