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Woman who denies mushroom murders of her in-laws accepts that she served them death caps for lunch

  • An Australian woman named Patterson is accused of poisoning a lunch that killed three of her estranged husband’s relatives on July 29, 2023.
  • Patterson acknowledged in court that the beef Wellington lunch she served contained death caps, a type of toxic mushroom.
  • Patterson is pleading not guilty to three counts of murder regarding the deaths of Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.
  • She expressed feelings of hurt, frustration, and desperation in December 2022, mentioning her interest in picking wild mushrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
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According to the woman, it was an accident that the poisonous mushrooms ended up in the food.

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Erin Patterson is accused of poisoning four members of his in-laws with a dish with poisonous mushrooms. This trial, which holds Australia in breath, is coming to an end. The defendant pleads not guilty, evoking a terrible accident

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7NEWS Australia broke the news in Australia on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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