After the meal, the guest was taken to a local hospital with suspected gastroenteritis, but was later referred to Melbourne due to his serious condition.
Three elderly people in Australia have died after a woman allegedly served meals containing poisonous mushrooms.
The incident happened on July 29 when Erin Patterson, 48, invited her in-laws to the town of Leongatha for lunch, Victoria Police reported on Monday.
The woman’s in-laws, Don Patterson and Gail Patterson, were accompanied by the latter’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, and her husband, Ian Wilkinson, for the meal. After lunch, four guests were taken to a local hospital with suspected gastroenteritis, but were taken to a Melbourne city hospital in a serious condition.
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Despite the best efforts of Gail Patterson, 70, and Dr. Heather, 66, Wilkinson died on Friday, August 4, and Don Patterson, 70, the next day. Ian Wilkinson, 68, is in critical condition awaiting a liver transplant.
Authorities classified the situation as “complicated” because it was unclear what type of mushroom the guests had consumed, but their symptoms were consistent with those of “death mushrooms,” a particularly deadly variety.
The suspect was questioned by police on Saturday before being released due to lack of evidence against her.
Meanwhile, the investigation is ongoing, with police conducting forensic tests on the dehydrator found at the local dump to determine if it was used to prepare food. with RT