The jury in the trial of triple-murder accused Erin Patterson is edging towards beginning deliberations in Australia's Victoria

The 50-year-old also faces a charge of attempted murder - over a toxic beef Wellington lunch she served to her estranged husband's family in 2023.

She maintains her innocence - claiming it was a terrible accident.

Justice Christopher Beale has begun his final directions to jurors - instructing them to resist bias, prejudice and sympathy in deciding their verdicts.