Erin Patterson’s elderly uncle on surviving deadly mushroom lunch
The only survivor of a deadly mushroom lunch has told a jury after eating allegedly poisoned beef Wellington, he led a prayer for his niece, who is pleading not guilty to three counts of murder and one of attempted murder. Today – the first eyewitness account from a lunch that killed three people.
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This episode of The Front is presented and produced by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.
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