Two people arrested after robbery at Victorian home of accused mushroom triple murderer Erin Patterson - ABC News

Police say a man and a woman have been arrested following a robbery at the home of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson.(News Corp)

Two people are under arrest following an alleged burglary at the home of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson in Victoria's east.

Key points:

• Police say a man and a woman have been arrested following a robbery at a home in the Victorian town of Leongatha
• The residence is the home of accused triple murderer Erin Patterson, who is behind bars after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms at the house
• Authorities say the man and woman were arrested on Thursday in a car allegedly stolen from the property

The 49-year-old is currently behind bars charged with three counts of murder after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms in a meal at the residence. She is also charged with five counts of attempted murder.

A person claiming to be her friend took to social media on Wednesday asking for help after the Leongatha home was allegedly robbed.

"Need some help from the community," the post read. "We have had a friend's house broken into in Leongatha 3 times over the last month or so [sic]."

The post claimed several items had been stolen including a car, televisions and vacuum cleaners.

It included several images of a person on what appeared to be the deck of Patterson's home wearing a cap and cloth over their face.

Erin Patterson's home in Leongatha the day of her arrest over alleged poisoning that killed three people.(ABC News)

On Thursday afternoon, Victoria Police confirmed officers expected to charge a woman and a man over an alleged burglary in Leongatha on Christmas Eve.

A red car was allegedly stolen during the burglary, a spokesperson said.

A woman, 23, and a man, 18, from Melbourne suburb of Cheltenham were arrested in the allegedly stolen car at 1am on Thursday.

Both are expected to be charged on summons to appear at a later date.

A police officer and dog at Erin Patterson's property on Thursday, November 2, 2023.(AAP: James Ross)

Police allege Ms Patterson killed her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, 66.

Ian and Heather Wilkinson, and Don and Gail Patterson, all became ill after eating the lunch.(Supplied/ABC News)

All three died in hospital days after consuming a meal at her home on July 29.

Ms Patterson is also accused of attempting to murder Ms Wilkinson's husband Ian, 68, who spent close to two months in hospital critically ill.

Police will allege she attempted to murder her ex-husband Simon Patterson four times.

Ms Patterson has denied any wrongdoing.

AAP

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