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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Faiza Saqib and Maroosha Muzaffar

Death cap mushrooms: What are the symptoms of mushroom poisoning?

In July 2023, Erin Patterson invited four of her ex-husband’s relatives to lunch at her home in Leongatha, a small town in Victoria. Within days, three of them had died.

Her estranged husband’s uncle – a local pastor – was the only one to survive after spending weeks in a hospital.

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