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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adeshola Ore

Suspected mushroom poisoning: Erin Patterson fronts court in Victoria on murder charges

Erin Patterson
Australia suspected mushroom poisoning deaths: Erin Patterson has appeared in court in Victoria after being charged with murder. Photograph: 10 News First

The woman at the centre of a mushroom lunch that allegedly killed three people and left a fourth fighting for his life is also accused of attempting to murder her former partner four times over the past two years, according to Australian court documents.

Erin Patterson, 49, has been charged with murdering Gail and Don Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, after a lunch in her home in the rural Australian town of Leongatha on 29 July.

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