Among the four relatives who came for lunch, three of them died with symptoms of “death cap” mushroom poisoning, police said during a press briefing last week.
But Patterson claims she bought dried mushrooms from an Asian grocer in Melbourne months ago and button mushrooms from a supermarket chain more recently.
In a tearful exchange with local media outside her home last week, Patterson previously denied any wrongdoing.
However according to ABC’s reporting Patterson’s statement said the children were away at the movies.
The following evening she served leftovers but scraped the mushrooms off for the children because they do not like them.
Persons:
Erin Patterson, Patterson, Don, Gail Patterson, Gail’s, Heather Wilkinson, Ian Wilkinson, Victoria Police’s, “, ” Patterson, Heather
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Locations:
Australia, Leongatha, Melbourne, wellington, Beef wellington