A Supreme Court jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives by deliberately lacing a beef Wellington lunch with death cap mushrooms.
Patterson, 50, had pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, telling the court the poisonous mushrooms were accidentally included in the meals she served to four relatives in 2023.
Patterson’s parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson both died after the Leongatha lunch, along with Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson. Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson survived after spending weeks in hospital.
Sitting in Morwell, the Supreme Court jury found Patterson guilty of murdering Don, Gail and Heather and guilty of the attempted murder of Ian.
As the verdict was handed down, Patterson did not express any obvious outward emotion, watching the process from inside the courtroom.
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