US Edition‘I Was Freaking Out’: Doctor Defends Caustic Comments on Erin Patterson
VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, JUL 9 – Erin Patterson was found guilty of serving poisonous mushrooms to family, killing three and critically injuring one, highlighting a rare and deliberate act of familial homicide.
- On Monday, Erin Patterson was convicted of three counts of murder and one attempted murder for poisoning her in-laws and a family friend with mushroom-laced beef Wellingtons.
- On July 29, 2023, in Leongatha, Victoria, Erin Patterson served beef Wellingtons laced with deadly death cap mushrooms to her family, resulting in three deaths and one survival.
- ICU teams at Austin Health worked tirelessly; despite immense efforts, three of four patients with multiple organ failure died, highlighting the severity of the poisoning.
- The Supreme Court of Victoria has scheduled Patterson's sentencing later this year, with a hearing date to be set soon, following her guilty verdict.
- Following sentencing, Erin Patterson’s legal team has 28 days to appeal her convictions and sentence, outlining the window for challenging the court's decision.
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On July 7, 2025, Erin Patterson was found guilty of the murder of three relatives and the attempted murder of a fourth, following a fatal luncheon in 2023. In her dish, she had used phalloid amanites, deadly mushrooms. Her defense, in this trial that enthralled Australia, did not convince the jurors. This 50-year-old woman now faces life imprisonment.
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‘I was freaking out’: Doctor defends caustic comments on Erin Patterson
Complaints have flooded in about the Gippsland doctor who fronted court in Erin Patterson’s triple-murder trial before his comments made headlines.
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