Australian Mushroom Murder Suspect Not On Trial For Lying: Defence

Fuente: International Business Times

A courtroom sketch of Erin Patterson, an Australian woman accused of murdering three people with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington AFP An Australian woman accused of killing three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms should not be judged guilty just because she lied after the meal, her defence lawyer said Wednesday. Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering her estranged husband's parents and aunt in July 2023 by spiking their beef Wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms. She is also accused of attempting to murder a fourth guest -- her husband's uncle -- who survived the lunch after a long stay in hospital.