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Lady suspected of killing three individuals with poisonous mushrooms goes on trial

By Editorial Board Published April 29, 2025 3 Min Read
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Lady suspected of killing three individuals with poisonous mushrooms goes on trial

The trial has begun for an Australian girl accused of murdering her ex-husband’s dad and mom and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with toxic mushrooms.

Erin Patterson is charged with the murders of her former parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, each 70, and Gail Patterson’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, together with the tried homicide of Reverend Ian Wilkinson, Heather’s husband.

She was initially additionally charged with the tried homicide of her ex-husband, however prosecutors have dropped these fees.

The 4 alleged victims turned sick after being served beef wellington for lunch by Patterson at her residence in Leongatha, a small city in Melbourne, on 29 July 2023.

All 4 felt unwell by midnight that night.

Gail and Heather died almost every week afterward Friday 4 August, whereas Don died a day later.

Reverend Wilkinson, 68, spent seven weeks in hospital however survived.

Prosecutors say the dish contained the toxic mushrooms.

Police beforehand mentioned the signs of all 4 of those that turned sick had been in line with poisoning from wild Amanita phalloides, often called loss of life cap mushrooms – that are answerable for 90% of all poisonous mushroom-related fatalities.

Patterson, a 50-year-old mom of two, has pleaded not responsible to all fees.

In a voluntary assertion to police in August 2023, Patterson mentioned she needed to “clear up the record” as a result of she was “extremely stressed and overwhelmed by the deaths of my loved ones” and was hospitalised herself after consuming the meal.

She mentioned she served the meal and allowed the company to decide on their very own plates, including she then took the final plate and ate a few of the beef wellington herself.

Patterson mentioned she had “absolutely no reason to hurt these people whom I loved”.

Fifteen jurors had been chosen on Tuesday on the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court docket in close by Morwell, with the opening arguments anticipated to start on Wednesday morning.

They had been informed by Justice Christopher Beale to ignore the actual fact Patterson was initially charged with the tried homicide of her ex-husband.

“Those charges have been dropped and you must put them out of your mind,” he informed the jury.

The potential most sentence for homicide is life imprisonment.

The trial is predicted to run for 5 to 6 weeks.

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