'Australia's Trial Of The Century' Erin Patterson Guilty Of Murdering Relatives With Toxic Mushrooms
An Australian woman was convicted of murdering three of her husband's relatives by serving them poisonous mushrooms at a lunch, ending a trial that had gripped the nation. After hearing nine weeks of evidence, a jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to kill another. She served up beef Wellingtons containing death cap mushrooms at her home in Leongatha, regional Victoria in 2023. The meal led to the deaths of her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson. Heather's husband Ian was in a coma for weeks, but survived. Prosecutors argued Patterson knowingly added the toxic mushrooms, lied to police and disposed of evidence. Patterson said she accidentally included the poisonous fungi and lied out of panic. She can still appeal her conviction. n18oc_world n18oc_crux
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