The jury in Australia’s alleged mushroom killer case was shown Facebook messages and photos on Monday from a true crime group chat in which Erin Patterson appeared to joke about hiding powdered mushrooms in food, including brownies given to her children.
A witness named Daniela Barkley testified that the accused, Ms Patterson, shared the messages and photos after buying a food dehydrator and seemed excited about using it, including sharing a photo of mushrooms drying in the device.
