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Australian woman weighed fatal dose of mushrooms ahead of deadly lunch, prosecutors allege

An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband's relatives weighed poisonous mushrooms before serving a fatal lunch, prosecutors alleged on Thursday.

In a murder trial that started almost six weeks ago, the prosecution claims that 50-year-old mother-of-two Erin Patterson deliberately fed her visitors Beef Wellington that contained toxic fungi.

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