Fresh controversy has erupted in the trial of the so-called Death Cap Mushroom Lady, as expert testimony throws serious doubt on key prosecution claims.
Erin Patterson, accused of fatally poisoning her relatives with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington, is now at the centre of a legal storm over the reliability of mobile phone data. A court has heard that location evidence used to link her to areas where deadly mushrooms grow may be fundamentally flawed — raising fresh questions about the strength of the case against her.
