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06-06-2025
Erin Patterson, an Australian woman, is on trial for allegedly poisoning her family members with mushrooms, resulting in the deaths of three people. Patterson claims it was an accident and that she didn't intend to harm them, while prosecutors argue she intentionally added poisonous fungi to their meal. During her testimony, Patterson stated she wanted to make the meal "special" for her relatives and admitted to misleading them about her health issues. Prosecutors suggested she had invited them over to kill them and had prepared a spare toxic meal, which Patterson denied. The trial has been ongoing for six weeks and is expected to continue for another fortnight.
06-06-2025
Erin Patterson, an Australian woman, is on trial for murdering three relatives with beef Wellington laced with toxic mushrooms. Prosecutors allege she documented herself weighing the lethal dose on kitchen scales, as shown in photos on her phone. Patterson claims she didn't intentionally poison her guests and that it was an accident, saying the toxic mushrooms may have been accidentally mixed with store-bought ones. She admitted to foraging for wild mushrooms and deleting data after the incident, fearing blame. Patterson's barrister said she lied to police due to a "stupid knee-jerk reaction" and fear. The trial is ongoing, with Patterson's cross-examination set to resume.
06-06-2025
Erin Patterson, an Australian woman on trial for serving poisonous death cap mushrooms that killed three of her guests, testified that she unknowingly added the toxic fungi to a beef Wellington dish to improve its "bland" flavor. She claimed she thought she was using dried mushrooms from an Asian supermarket, but may have accidentally used foraged mushrooms from her pantry. Patterson admitted to lying to her guests about having cancer, but said she was ashamed of her weight issues and planned weight loss surgery. She also testified that she self-induced vomiting after the meal, which she believes spared her from the worst effects of the poisoning. Patterson faces life in prison for murder and 25 years for attempted murder if convicted.
06-06-2025
Erin Patterson, a 50-year-old woman from Australia, is on trial for murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives with poisonous death cap mushrooms in a beef wellington. She denies the charges, claiming the deaths were a "terrible accident". Patterson was cross-examined about photos showing death cap mushrooms on her kitchen scales, but she denied measuring a "fatal dose". She admitted to lying to police and medical professionals after the incident, but maintained she did not intentionally pick or serve the poisonous mushrooms. The trial is ongoing in Morwell, Victoria.
