Australian woman who is guilty of mushroom crimes: All to know | Criminal news

A group of jurors in Australia, a group of toxic fungus with poisonous mushrooms, the husband’s parents and aunt, which covers the country and made headlines around the world.

Erin Patterson, convicted, denied the charges, and the defense team called the death “terrible accident.”

Here’s what you need to know:

What happened?

On July 29, 2023, Patterson hosted the former laws lunch 135 km (84 miles) in the Southeast of Melbourne, in the house of Leongatha, in the state of Southeastern Victoria.

Their mother-in-law in their guests, entered Gail Patters; father-in-law, Donald Patterson; Gailin’s sister, Heather Wilkinson; and Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson. Simon Patterson, Simon Patterson, rejected the invitation.

Patterson, who is 50 years old, wrapped in individual beef wells, beef tenderloin a fungal paste and puff past, mashed and green beans. Patterson was also beef Wellington.

Four of the guests were sick and hospitalized for hours to eat food. Gail, Donald and Heather, Heather died in a week after he lived in a week. Gail and Donald were 70 years old during the death period, while Heather was 66 years old. Patterson’s lawyers argued that he was ill after dinner and presented the results of the medical test as evidence. Later, Wellington’s poisonous death caps were found to face fungi.

Prosecutors said Patterson left Simon, but the two were always left after. Patterson had two children with Simon, who was attending the house during dinner, but did not eat Wellingtons.

Patterson arrested in November 2023 and was taken into custody since today. In addition to the killing of the Assembly, he was charged with Gail, Donald and Heather crimes. These charges have a life sentence.

What declared the jury and what was the judgment?

The jury was referred to as discussed last week, discussed and discussed on the decision. Monday morning, it was announced that they came to a sentence:

• If three people were killed by three people who were killed, if three people were guilty.
• Guilty, Ian Wilkinson’s killing was attempted.

The judge did not announce the date of judgment. This will be the next stage in the trial.

What are the death lid fungi?

Amanita phalloids, who are generally known as death caps, are the most deadly mushroom type for people. Mushrooms appear small, flat and yellow or brown, a few people or a mushroom type. If the species are native to Europe, these fungi is also found in North America and Australia, which grows under the oak trees.

These include the production of DNA to inhibit, kidney and liver failure. If a person consumes these fungi, the initial symptoms such as abdominal pain, heartbreak, vomit and diarrhea begin to appear within six to 12 hours.

All parts of the fungi are poisoned, cutting or cooking them do not get rid of toxins. A fungus is enough to kill mature.

What happened during the trial?

The jury Opened on April 29 This year, the LATROBE Valley Magistrates trial in the former coal cultural city of Victoria. Justice is chairing the case of Christofher Beal. During the trial, Patterson’s relatives and friends were expressed.

Chase

The prosecutor’s office is nanette rogers, aggravate the deadly dose and add to their guests and visitors to their guests and visitors ‘and adding their guests’ to their guests ‘beef’ wells. Rogers lied to the police when he was asked to continue the fungus of Pattero or did not have a food dehydrator.

Police found a food dehydration in a landfill near Patterson’s house with traces of death caps.

The prosecutor’s office also determined that Patteron looked at the web list of mushrooms of death caps.

Ian’s statement

The only survival of the event, Ian, testified On the sixth day of the court.

The Ian, a 71-year-old church pastor, seemed to be “reluctant” to enter the court on lunch, Patterson’s guests. “Both Heather and Gail helped to empt the food. The offer was rejected and faced with Erin,” he said.

Ian said his wife lived that night vomiting and diarrhea but his symptoms were fired as stomach.

Defense

Patterson’s defense is conducted by Lawyer Colin Mandy, which was made to the court, which was not intended to kill Patteron’s guests. However, the defense did not deny that the death caps in the dinner.

Mandy, Patterson was panicked and lied to carry the fungi to the police. “When he encountered a terrible realization of the terrible opportunity, he caused the diseases of the people he liked.”

He added that Patterson fell ill and falsified the symptoms, the prosecutor’s case. Mandy said to the court: “He was not as sick as other lunch guests, and he did not represent him.” Added that the results of the blood test show indicators of low potassium levels and “can not be fake” like high hemoglobin.

Patterson ate a smaller part of the food at lunch, and ate the orange cake in the orange cake he left Patteron’s orange cake, shared after leaving the guests. Patterson threw up after the cake ate two-thirds of the cake could explain the low levels of toxins from the beef than why the body is true, relative to the other.

Patterson protected his innocence because he was arrested in November 2023, and he admitted not to be sinful in all counters. Holds a “terrible accident” of poisoning.

Mandy, Patterson’s interest in the 2020 Covid-19 locking was not interested in feeding and collecting knowledge about his death hat mushrooms.

Motive

“It is not necessary to be pleased with what the motive is or even one,” said Rogers told the jury on April 30.

“The prosecutor’s office will not claim that there is a certain motive to do what he did.”

Rogers also sent Patterson to friends on Facebook, and said that this and Simon did not confuse the disputes against the dispute against the dispute.

In December 2022, I am sick of them *** I want nothing to do with them. I thought my parents wanted me to do the right thing, but they did not want to worry about not wanting to feel themselves unique and so far f *** em. “

In another message, he wrote: “I swear by this family f ******.”

When Mandy said you felt these messages, he said, “I would never say that … I would be ashamed to say that and I wouldn’t want to hear what the family said. They didn’t deserve it.”

What do we know about the jury?

First, there were 15 jurors, but one of them was fired for the discussion of work with friends and family in May. Justice Beale said to avoid or avoid discussing work outside the courtroom or discussing work.

The 14-member jury was later reduced to 12 ballots, which finally returned the verdict.

On July 1, the Beale of Justice, as he returned from the court, asked the jury to put emotions and sympathy.

“The issue is responsible for the tragic results of lunch, but the prosecutor’s office has given a result since suspicion of his criminal liability,” he said. “Emotions like prejudice and sympathy should not be any part to play in your decision.”