Headlines: Jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of murder

Today's headlines include:

After ten weeks of hearings, a jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder.

A woman has undergone emergency surgery after she was mauled by a lion at a Queensland zoo.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened an additional 10% tariff on nations aligned with the BRICS partnership, which includes China and Russia.

And today's good news: A service in the U.S. is using AI facial recognition to reunite families with lost pets. 

Hosts: Emma Gillespie and Lucy Tassell
Producer: Emma Gillespie

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
From The Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tarsel.
It's Monday, the seventh of July. Here's what's making headlines
this evening.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
After ten weeks of hearings, a jury has found Erin
Patterson guilty of three charges of murder and one charge
of attempted murder. Pattison was charged after she served her
estranged husband's relatives a beef Wellington lunch that included death
cap mushrooms in July twenty twenty three. Prosecutors alleged she
put them in the meal intentionally, while the defense argued

(00:37):
it was a mistake. The maximum sentence for murder in
Victoria is life imprisonment, typically twenty five years. Attempted murder
also carries a maximum sentence of twenty five years. It's
not yet known when Patterson will be sentenced. Her lawyers
have twenty eight days to file an appeal.

Speaker 1 (00:56):
A woman has undergone emergency surgery after she was more
by a lion at a Queensland zoo. According to a
statement from the Darling Down Zoo near to Woomba, the
woman was watching keepers working in its carnival precinct when
a lion quote grabbed her by one arm and caused
severe damage to it on Sunday. It's understood the woman,
age in her fifties, was a regular visitor of the zoo,

(01:19):
which said quote, this is something that she has done many,
many times over the past twenty years. She is well
versed in safety protocols around potentially dangerous animals. The woman
was airlifted to a Brisbane hospital where she was scheduled
to have surgery today. It's understood she lost her arm
in the incident but is in a stable condition. Darlingdown

(01:39):
Zoo is expected to reopen tomorrow. It said. The animal
will not be put down or punished in any way.

Speaker 2 (01:48):
US President Donald Trump has threatened an additional ten percent
tariff on nations aligned with the Bricks Partnership, which includes
China and Russia. He came after the alliance, who's founding
members also include Brazil, India, and South Africa, publicly criticized
Trump's economic policy over the weekend. The nation said his
tariffs attacks on imported goods designed to boost domestic manufacturing

(02:13):
are causing global uncertainty. The Brick Statement also criticized the
U S strike on Iranian nuclear facilities last month. Saying
they violated international law. In response, Trump has vowed to
increase tariffs on the nations on top of existing levees
announced earlier this year. Countries including Australia, have been working

(02:34):
to sign trade deals with the US since Trump came
to office in January.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
And Today's good News. A service in the US is
using AI facial recognition to reunite families with lost pets.
The technology works by bringing together the images of lost
animals from over three thousand shelters, as well as pets
reported by individuals, to create a single database for pet owners.
Abby Moore from the Pet Code Love Lost organization said

(03:03):
anyone can search the platform for free by uploading a
single photo of a lost or found pet. Moore said,
quote our AI technology then instantly compares that photo to
photos of all pets in the database and displays all
the potential matches. Last month, the organization celebrated its one
hundred thousandth confirmed pet reunion.

Speaker 2 (03:25):
That's the latest from the Daily OOS newsroom. If you're
looking for something else to listen to, you can check
out Today's Deep Dive to hear Emma's interview with the
Governor General Sam Mouston.

Speaker 1 (03:34):
We will be back tomorrow with another deep dive, but
until then, enjoy your evening.

Speaker 2 (03:43):
My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda
Bunjelung Cargotin woman from Gadigl country. The Daily oz acknowledges
that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the
Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and Torres
Strait island and nations. We pay our respects to the
first peoples of the these countries, both past and present.