Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://bcad.org/video/?vid=8ScpACEm2Rk 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 [NCtrO22vfpc] Health Updated on August 10, 2026 EDT — Published on August 10, 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 rrtUYviQAyk exacs3YXUIz Y3NAc3kH5pm Z3VTjG0AN99 tCJ6IBYvyPW
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 rrtUYviQAyk exacs3YXUIz Y3NAc3kH5pm Z3VTjG0AN99 tCJ6IBYvyPW