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Mushroom murder trial begins for woman accused of killing lunch guests in Australia

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Erin Patterson, a 50-year-old woman, is facing trial for the 2023 murders of her mother-in-law Gail Patterson and her sister Heather Wilkinson, as well as the attempted murder of her brother-in-law Simon Patterson. The incident occurred after a lunch hosted by Patterson at her home in Leongatha, Australia, where it is alleged that she served the victims a beef Wellington dish laced with death cap mushrooms. Patterson has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

  1. QAAl Jazeera
    1. Australia opens mushroom murder trial
  2. USCNN
    1. 'Mushroom murder' trial begins for woman accused of killing lunch guests in Australia
  3. USThe Washington Post
    1. Trial to begin for woman accused of killing 3 with poisonous mushroom lunch
  4. GBThe Guardian
    1. Erin Patterson no longer accused of attempting to kill husband as mushroom murders trial begins

Mushroom Poisoning in Australia

  1. Mushroom meal deaths see Australian woman charged with murder
  2. Mother arrested over suspected mushroom poisoning deaths in Victoria
  3. Three people dead and another in critical condition after eating mushroom at family lunch in Australia

sources

  1. 1.Al Jazeera
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.The Washington Post
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.ABC News

perspectives

  1. 1.Crimes
  2. 2.Homicide
  3. 3.Foodborne illness

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU

persons

  1. 1.Erin Patterson
  2. 2.Gail Patterson
  3. 3.Heather Wilkinson
  4. 4.Ian Wilkinson
  5. 5.Christopher Beale
  6. 6.Don Patterson
  7. 7.Mar Mari Emmanuel
  8. 8.Simon Patterson
  9. 9.Colin Mandy SC
  10. 10.Dean Thomas
  11. 11.Nanette Rogers SC

technicals

  1. 1.Beef Wellington
  2. 2.Victorian