Shock jocks Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O have escaped contempt charges for comments they made on their radio program during the trial of convicted mushroom killer Erin Patterson.

The Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions on Wednesday confirmed the outspoken duo would not be prosecuted over the segment, in which they gave their opinions on Patterson’s case and guilt.

The radio hosts also engaged in discussions that could have been considered off-limits while the trial was still ongoing under sub judice rules, which restrict reporting on a case to only the information that has been heard by a jury.

“It is considered that the required elements of contempt could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt, and there are no reasonable prospects of conviction for the referred incidents,” a Victor

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