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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

Erin Patterson murder trial told dangerous death cap mushroom sighted near her home

An internationally recognised mushroom expert told the court on Tuesday that he discovered the poisonous mushroom near the house where Erin Patterson lived during the triple murder trial that has gripped Australia.

Dr Thomas May, a mycologist or scientist specialising in fungi, took the witness stand on Tuesday with pictures of various types of mushrooms and the remains of the fateful beef wellington meal taking the centre stage.

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