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ACCUSED killer Erin Patterson will face trial in Morwell as early as Monday, April 28 next year, on three counts of murder and five of attempted murder, the Melbourne Supreme Court determined.
The 49-year-old Leongatha woman, who is at the centre of the mushroom poisoning case, pleaded not guilty on all charges.
The allegations concern a meal that took place in Leongatha in July 2023, during which four individuals felt unwell. Patterson’s beef wellington lunch made headlines across the world when three people died and one was left fighting for their life from what is believed to be mushroom poisoning.
Patterson was accused of murder and attempted murder by deliberately serving the beef wellington, which was believed to have contained poisonous mushrooms.
Patterson’s in-laws Don and Gail Patterson died, along with Gail’s sister, Heather. Heather’s husband, Ian, was the only survivor after spending months in hospital.
The attempted murder charges against Patterson date back to 2021, following the dissolution of her marriage to Simon Patterson.
