Leongatha suspected mushroom poisoning: Erin Patterson says media has portrayed her as an ‘evil witch’

Erin Patterson has said she believes she has been ‘painted as an evil witch’ by the media and feels like she is trapped in her home in Victoria’s south-east. Photograph: 10 News First

The woman at the centre of the mushroom lunch that left three people dead and a fourth fighting for his life has told media she feels like she has become a prisoner in her own home.

Speaking to the Australian, Erin Patterson, 48, said she felt as though she had been “painted as an evil witch” and had been trapped in her own home.