poisonous mushrooms on the menu

At the end of July last year, Family lunch turns fatal in Australiathree elderly people died after eating while another was fighting for his life.

It is suspected that the meat pie was the dish that killed the victim due to poisoning poisonous fungus.

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Meanwhile, the hostess and cook of the lunch are in good health, so suspect she may be responsible.

It is worth noting that those invited to the meal ex-husband’s relative Housewife’s.

Lunch

Last Saturday, July 29th, Erin PattersonThe 48-year-old had lunch prepared for him at his home in Leongatha, Victoria ex-in-laws don and gail paterson

; Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinsonand the husband of the latter, Ian Wilkinson.

Speaking of Erin’s ex-husband, simon patersonwas on the guest list, but canceled “because he was unable to attend at the last minute,” according to his testimony.

Simon’s decision could have saved his life, because hours after the meal, the four guests went to the local hospital thinking they were suffering from some kind of illness. severe gastroenteritis. However, it later turned out to be worse and they were taken to Melbourne Hospital where Don and Gail, 70, and Heather, 66, died while Ian remained in hospital. critical situation Awaiting liver transplant.

Police say they believe all four ate death mushroomis highly fatal if ingested.

Also present at lunch were the homeowner’s children, who they ate other food It is currently regulated by the Australian Government as a precautionary measure.

“I may be innocent”

The strange thing about this case is that Erin was in charge of preparing the lunch and had no symptoms of poisoning. However, it is unclear whether she ate the same food.

Investigators said the woman’s separation from her ex-husband was “amicable” but did not rule out any “evil activity’, although they stress that nothing has been said yet.

“She has no symptoms, but we have to keep an open mind about that because may be innocentBut we don’t know at this point,” Victoria Police Homicide Inspector Dean Thomas said.

“this is a problem very very complicated. We will be working closely with medical professionals, toxicologists and a wide range of experts throughout the investigation in hopes that we can understand exactly what happened and provide the family with some answers. “

The suspect’s statement

Eileen Patterson reaffirmed her innocence in local media. “I did nothing’ he asserted. ‘I love them, but I am devastated by their loss. “

“I’m devastated by what happened and the loss of the community, the family and my own children: They lost their grandmother,” she said, reassuring that Gail became her mother after her grandmother died four years ago.

“I love them, I can’t believe this happened, and I’m so sorry you lost your life’ he reiterated, but did not answer questions about where the mushrooms came from or how they were supplied.