Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=tNETgspVdr2 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with toxic mushroom lunch - BBC News [qlbMQEclosa] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT A jury in Morwell, Australia, has found Erin Patterson guilty of cooking a deadly mushroom lunch that killed three of her relatives and left another seriously ill. Patterson's in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, along with Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, all fell ill and died days after the lunch in July 2023. The prosecution claimed Ms Patterson knowingly put toxic death cap mushrooms into the home-cooked meal, before lying to police and disposing of evidence. The defence had argued that she accidentally included the poisonous fungi in the dish and only lied because she panicked. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #ErinPatterson #Australia #BBCNews UC5UDcr5H0J tUw0CbgfdmN 1wO6Y0UHn8r aOcU5fO7Pr8 wo5zW5cTaXm 8sfj0HdkIKl
A jury in Morwell, Australia, has found Erin Patterson guilty of cooking a deadly mushroom lunch that killed three of her relatives and left another seriously ill. Patterson's in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, along with Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, all fell ill and died days after the lunch in July 2023. The prosecution claimed Ms Patterson knowingly put toxic death cap mushrooms into the home-cooked meal, before lying to police and disposing of evidence. The defence had argued that she accidentally included the poisonous fungi in the dish and only lied because she panicked. Subscribe here: For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news #ErinPatterson #Australia #BBCNews UC5UDcr5H0J tUw0CbgfdmN 1wO6Y0UHn8r aOcU5fO7Pr8 wo5zW5cTaXm 8sfj0HdkIKl