Australia’s ‘mushroom killer’ found guilty on all counts: How Erin Patterson poisoned her estranged in-laws at lunch

Australia’s ‘mushroom killer’ found guilty on all counts: How Erin Patterson poisoned her estranged in-laws at lunch

In what is being called Australia’s ’trial of the century’, Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering her estranged husband’s parents and aunt by spiking their sumptuous lunch with death cap mushrooms in 2023. While the mother of two maintained her innocence throughout, investigators found that she lied about multiple things including having ovarian cancer. Patterson will be sentenced at a later date

Erin Patterson said she never intended to kill or harm the people she loved. She admitted lying to police — but only because she feared being blamed for a deadly accident. AFP