Colin Mandy
Colin Mandy SC is the defense lawyer representing Erin Patterson in her trial for the alleged murder of her in-laws, advocating for her not guilty plea.
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Colin Mandy was Erin Patterson's barrister during her trial.
Inside the Erin Patterson Trial with Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper & Sarah Krasnostein
Australia· 2025-11-07
Colin Mandy previously represented Erin Patterson at trial before being replaced by Richard Edney.
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will appeal against her convictions, court told | Erin Patterson mushroom trial
United Kingdom· 2025-10-02
Patterson used Colin Mandy, SC, for her trial.
Mushroom cook’s new barrister Richard Edney reveals plan to appeal convictionAustralia· 2025-10-02
Colin Mandy is the defence barrister for Erin Patterson.
Erin Patterson, thoughts unknowable, faces a solitary life in prisonAustralia· 2025-09-08
Colin Mandy is Erin Patterson's barrister who urged for a non-parole period on her sentence.
Australian ‘mushroom murderer’ Erin Patterson sentenced to minimum of 33 years in prison
Canada· 2025-09-08
Colin Mandy SC was the defense barrister for Erin Patterson.
Australia mushroom murderer Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years | Erin Patterson mushroom trialUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-08
Colin Mandy is Erin Patterson's defence barrister.
Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to learn fate at sentence hearing in Victorian supreme court | Erin Patterson mushroom trialUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-07Colin Mandy is Erin Patterson's senior barrister who argued for a non-parole period in her sentencing.
Erin Patterson’s plea for mercy will fail based on her lack of remorseAustralia· 2025-09-05
Defense barrister Colin Mandy urged the court to consider his client's conditions in custody.
A ‘tsunami’ of grief laid bare by victimsAustralia· 2025-08-25
Colin Mandy is the defence barrister representing Erin Patterson.
Erin Patterson life in prisonAustralia· 2025-08-25
Colin Mandy represented Erin Patterson and argued for the possibility of parole.
Mushroom murder survivor tells court of lunch's impactUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-25
Colin Mandy represented Erin Patterson during the court of appeal.
Suspicions, mystery illnesses and a jar of vomit: what the Erin Patterson jury wasn’t told | Erin Patterson mushroom trialUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-08
Barrister Colin Mandy defended Erin Patterson, stating she was not on trial for being a liar.
Footage of Erin Patterson’s police interview released after court ruling
New Zealand· 2025-08-08
Colin Mandy is Erin Patterson's barrister who argued against the release of the police interview footage.
Court releases video extract of Erin Patterson police interview for the first timeAustralia· 2025-08-08
Defense lawyer Colin Mandy argued against the media's access to suppressed evidence in Erin Patterson's trial.
Erin Patterson’s husband suspects she poisoned him before relatives were killed with toxic mushroomsCanada· 2025-08-08Colin Mandy was Erin Patterson's defence barrister during her trial.
Evidence that the jury didn’t get to hear in courtAustralia· 2025-08-08
Erin Patterson’s defence team – lawyer Ophelia Hollway, barrister Sophie Stafford, barrister Colin Mandy, SC – arrive at court in Morwell for their client’s verdict on Monday afternoon.
Everything the mushroom trial jury missed in their lives during the 10-week triple-murder trialAustralia· 2025-07-09
Colin Mandy, SC, led Erin Patterson’s defence team.
The judge and lawyers involved in the caseAustralia· 2025-07-09
Colin Mandy is the defence counsel for Erin Patterson.
Veteran crime reporter John Silvester writes about the 10 questions that condemned Erin PattersonAustralia· 2025-07-08
Colin Mandy is a barrister involved in the trial of Erin Patterson.
The iconic photos that defined Australia’s obsession with the Erin Patterson murder caseAustralia· 2025-07-08
Colin Mandy criticized the prosecution for its selective approach to evidence.
Nuodingais grybais šeimą pamaitinusi moteris pripažinta kalta dėl žmogžudystės
Lithuania· 2025-07-08Erin Patterson’s defence barrister, Colin Mandy, SC.
What mobile phone records and data tell us about whether Patterson foraged death cap mushroomsAustralia· 2025-07-07
Colin Mandy is Erin Patterson's defence barrister, advocating for her treatment during the trial.
Behind the scenes of the mushroom trial lay a courtroom outburst, tip-offs and contempt risksAustralia· 2025-07-07
Colin Mandy was Erin Patterson’s defence lawyer.
Australian Erin Patterson convicted of mushroom murders
Guyana· 2025-07-07
Colin Mandy was part of Erin Patterson's legal defense team.
Un jurado de Australia declara a una mujer culpable de asesinar a varios familiares con setas venenosas | Internacional
Spain· 2025-07-07Colin Mandy was the barrister for Erin Patterson, arguing that there was no motive for her to commit the murders.
Mushroom murders: Jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of killing three with poisoned beef wellingtonCanada· 2025-07-07Colin Mandy is a barrister who represented Erin Patterson during her trial.
Erin Patterson’s $2 million inheritance paid for the best legal defenceAustralia· 2025-07-07
Colin Mandy was the defense counsel for Erin Patterson.
Nine weeks of testimony that gripped a courtroomUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-07Colin Mandy was Erin Patterson's lawyer during her trial.
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Norway· 2025-07-07Colin Mandy is the defense barrister who argued that Erin Patterson was not a cold-blooded killer.
Accused mushroom lunch chef guilty of murdering in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, and Heather Wilkinson with beef Wellington mealAustralia· 2025-07-07