Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:40am on 07 Jul 2025,Monday International
Erin Patterson, 50, has been found guilty of murdering three relatives with a beef wellington laced with deadly death cap mushrooms in Leongatha, Australia. Her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, died shortly after the July 2023 lunch. A fourth guest, Ian Wilkinson, survived after weeks in a coma. Prosecutors accused Erin of knowingly using the toxic mushrooms and trying to destroy evidence. The jury rejected her claim that it was an accident. Sentencing is pending, and Patterson has 28 days to appeal. The high-profile trial drew global attention to the small town of Morwell. (PC: BBC)
