Why is Australia's mushroom killer back in court this week?
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Why is Australia's mushroom killer back in court this week?

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The BbcAugust 15, 2026View Source

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Ši moteris yra Australijos.

This woman is from Australia.

šithismoteriswomanyraisfromAustralijosAustralia
Jos vardas yra Erin Patterson.

Her name is Erin Patterson.

joshervardasnameyrais
Ji dabar vėl yra teisme.

She is now in court again.

dabarnowvėlagainyraisteismein court
Teismas sako, kad ji yra žudikė.

The court says that she is a killer.

teismascourtsakosayskadthatyraisžudikėkiller
Moteris davė žmonėms nuodingus grybus.

The woman gave poisonous mushrooms to people.

moteriswomandavėgavežmonėmsto peoplenuodinguspoisonousgrybusmushrooms
Trys žmonės mirė po vakarienės.

Three people died after dinner.

trysthreežmonėspeoplemirėdiedpoaftervakarienėsdinner
Šią savaitę ji nori naujo sprendimo.

This week she wants a new decision.

šiąthissavaitęweeknoriwantsnaujonewsprendimodecision
Policija tiria šią sunkią bylą.

The police are investigating this difficult case.

policijapolicetiriainvestigates/is investigatingšiąthissunkiądifficultbylącase
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moteris
woman
"Moteris eina į darbą."
teismas
court
"Teismas dirba šiandien."
grybai
mushrooms
"Miške yra geri grybai."
nuodingas
poisonous
"Šis grybas yra nuodingas."
savaitė
week
"Ši savaitė yra labai ilga."
mirė
died
"Mano senas šuo mirė."
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