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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Erin Patterson accepts beef wellington served at fatal lunch contained death cap mushrooms, triple murder trial hears

A court sketch of Erin Patterson giving evidence in court
Erin Patterson continued to give evidence on Tuesday in the murder trial involving a lunch she served at her home in regional Australia that contained deadly mushrooms. Illustration: Anita Lester/AAP

Erin Patterson has told a court that the majority of the mushrooms in a beef wellington dish served in her Leongatha home came from a local supermarket, but says she also accepts the dish contained death caps.

Patterson also said in evidence that she wishes she never said to her Facebook friends in a private group chat “this family I swear to fucking god” in relation to her in-laws, saying she felt ashamed but hoped that sharing her frustrations would mean she had a “big cheer squad” for her problems.

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