Mushroom trial
‘Better scared than dead’: Doctor’s urgent warning to accused mushroom killer
When Erin Patterson mentioned her children had eaten leftover beef Wellington, a doctor warned against her reluctance to have them checked out.
- Erin Pearson
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Doctor’s death cap poisoning warning played to jury after son, daughters of guests at fatal beef Wellington lunch testify: Trial day seven, as it happened
Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms. Follow our live coverage of the triple-murder trial here.
- Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
Surviving guest recalls becoming deathly ill following mushroom lunch
The town pastor who survived a poisoned mushroom lunch that killed three family members has recalled how he and his gravely ill wife were dramatically rushed through the corridors of a regional hospital after a local doctor learnt their sickness might be from death cap mushrooms and not simply gastro.
- Erin Pearson
Doctor reveals mushroom antidote was in short supply after fatal meal: Trial day six, as it happened
Of the four guests who dined on beef Wellington at Erin Patterson’s house in 2023, only one survived. On Tuesday, that guest – Ian Wilkinson – will tell his story for the first time when he takes the stand as a witness in the cook’s murder trial.
- Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
What we know so far about the Erin Patterson mushroom lunch trial
Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder after allegedly serving poisonous mushrooms in a beef Wellington for lunch.
Erin Patterson told online friends she was ‘hiding powdered mushrooms in everything’, court hears: Trial day five, as it happened
Erin Patterson’s estranged husband Simon will continue providing evidence in her murder trial. Follow our live blog.
- Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
Erin Patterson told online friends her estranged husband was controlling and coercive, court told
The alleged mushroom cook killer also asked how to make beef Wellington in the weeks before the deadly lunch, members of a true crime chat group told the court on Monday.
- Erin Pearson
Simon Patterson wanted a strong household. A mushroom meal saw it all fall apart
Despite repeated separations over their eight-year marriage, Erin and Simon Patterson wanted to make their marriage work. A jury will now be left to pick over how it all came crashing down.
- Erin Pearson
‘Very hurt’: How a belated birthday invitation to Erin Patterson sparked a family rift
Simon Patterson also told the court his estranged wife was “extremely aggressive” about child support in the months before the deadly mushroom lunch.
- Erin Pearson
Erin ‘never actually asked’ about condition of lunch guests after meal, court hears: Trial day three, as it happened
Estranged husband Simon Patterson will continue providing evidence in the murder trial of Erin Patterson. Follow our live blog.
- Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
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