Some charges against alleged mushroom lunch killer dropped
- Erin Patterson's murder trial began in Australia on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
- She faces charges for three 2023 murders and one attempted murder after a lunch at her home.
- Prosecutors allege she served poisonous death cap mushrooms in a beef wellington to the victims.
- The court selected fifteen jurors this morning for the widely reported case expected to run five to six weeks.
- Prosecutors dropped charges related to the attempted murder of her ex-husband Simon Patterson.
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Triple murder trial of Erin Patterson begins over deadly mushroom lunch that allegedly killed three of her family members
Jurors in the trial of alleged triple-murderer Erin Patterson have been told three separate charges alleging she had attempted to kill her husband were dropped by prosecutors.

‘Poison mushroom cook’ bombshell trial BEGINS with shock twist
THE trial of the alleged poison mushroom cook has begun with a shocking twist, as some charges have been mysteriously dropped. Erin Patterson, 50, now faces four charges – three counts of murder and one of attempted murder. News.com.au.Erin Patterson’s trial has begun in Morwell, Australia[/caption] NinePatterson allegedly killed her in-laws at a fatal lunch in July 2023[/caption] NineShe allegedly cooked a beef wellington laced with death cap m…
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