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The mushrooms of the death cap in the Wellington beef lead to a triple murder condemnation

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A woman who poisoned four family members, killing three of them, faced life for life after a jury found him guilty of kindergarten murder.

Erin Patterson invited his mother, father, aunt and uncle of her husband for lunch in her home in the southern state of Victoria in Australia in July 2023 and served on the Wellington beef made with mushrooms from the death cap.

Patterson, 50, told the police that she should include fatal mushrooms in her recipe by accident. But the trial proved that she had lied and tried to hide evidence from her culinary crime by eliminating incriminating evidence.

During the 10 -week test, which dominated the big titles under, the jury heard how Patterson had invited the family for lunch under the pretext of revealing a diagnosis of cancer.

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This photo taken on May 12, 2025 shows that ERIN PATTERSON arrives at the back of a prison transport vehicle at the Latrobe Magistrate court in Morwell, Australia. An Australian woman murdered the parents and the aunt of her husband by washing their Welington beef lunch with toxic mushrooms, a jury found on July 7 at the height of a test watched worldwide. The home cooker Keen Erin Patterson organized an intimate meal in July 2023 which started with good humor jokes and a serious prayer, but ended with three dead. (Photo by Martin Keep / AFP via Getty Images)

The distant husband Simon decided at the last minute not to attend, and Patterson was also accused of his attempted murder, although she never faced these accusations in court.

Google is looking for Wellington beef recipes has soaked in Australia in recent months, while the trial has captured the country.

During the Patterson trial, the jury saw photos of the remaining Wellington beef and heard how family members had fallen sick and went to the local hospital, where mushroom poisoning was quickly diagnosed.

They also heard the only survivor, her husband’s uncle, Ian Wilkinson, who testified that Ecrin had served on the Wellington beef with green beans and potatoes in potatoes in individual parts, but used in a different plate.

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Erin Patterson would have invited family members for lunch, where she served the Wellington beef. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth / Getty Images)

No trace of fatal mushrooms was found in her system, and she told the police that she was bulimic and that she had vomited after eating food.

A doctor who treated the victims of poisoning said that he had taken a look and knew that something was wrong.

In an interview with Australia ABC News, Doctor Chris Webster said that he had asked Erin Patterson where she had obtained mushrooms.

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Erin Patterson was accused of using mushrooms in the Welington beef dish that she had served. (Photo of Deagostini / Getty Images)

“When she did not respond in a way that would have instantly explained her as a tragic accident, that’s all, from that moment in my mind, she was guilty,” he said.

“She was bad and very intelligent for having planned everything and executed, but did not completely strew each” I “and cross each” T “.

Although the prosecutors did not find a specific reason for the murders, the Australian media pointed out that Erin, who had worked as an accountant and also air traffic controller, had felt his ex-husband, Simon, for not having done his share of household chores. In messages to online friends, the triple murderer said she had to hire a cleaner due to Simon’s refusal to help at home. The couple have two children together.

The prosecutors unstitled her network of lies on poisonings, including her assertions that she had never been the search for mushrooms and that she did not have food dehydrator. The kitchen apparatus was later found on a neighboring landlord site, where Erin had taken it to try to have evidence. Police have found mushroom residues from the decline in death inside.

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The Patterson legal team has 28 days to appeal the conviction. If there is no call, she will probably be condemned in August and faces life behind bars.

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