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Toxic Mushroom Victim Said Meal Was 'Delicious', Australian Court Hears

Erin Patterson accused of murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband with a meal containing poisonous mushrooms. She denies all charges (Credit: AFP)

A woman who died after eating a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms told a doctor it tasted "delicious", a court heard Wednesday, as her Australian host faced triple murder charges.

Erin Patterson, 50, is accused of murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband by cooking and serving up the poisonous beef-and-pastry meal.

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