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Australian Mushroom Murder Suspect Not On Trial For Lying: Defence

A courtroom sketch of Erin Patterson, an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington (Credit: AFP)

An Australian woman accused of killing three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms should not be judged guilty just because she lied after the meal, her defence lawyer said Wednesday.

Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering her estranged husband's parents and aunt in July 2023 by spiking their beef Wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms.

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