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✍️ An Australian woman, Erin Patterson, is on trial for murder after allegedly poisoning her estranged husband's family with death cap mushrooms. Prosecutors presented evidence that her mobile phone records may show she visited areas where the mushrooms were spotted before the incident.
👉 Erin Patterson is on trial for murder and attempted murder
👉 Patterson's mobile phone records may show she visited areas where death cap mushrooms were spotted
👉 Patterson's phone records suggested she visited Loch and Outtrim in the months before the lunch
👉 Patterson may have stayed in Outtrim for around 45 minutes on the morning of May 22, 2023
👉 A fungi expert testified that he uploaded a post on iNaturalist on May 21, 2023, identifying death cap mushrooms in Outtrim
👉 A retired pharmacist discovered death cap mushrooms in Loch on April 18, 2023, and posted about it on iNaturalist
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Expert tells court phone records show ‘potential’ for accused to have been in Outtrim and Loch days after reports of deadly fungi were posted onlineWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?An analysis of Erin Patterson’s mobile phone records revealed she may have visited two locations soon after death cap mushroom sightings were reported, a court has heard.Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to the lunch she served at her house in Leongatha, Victoria, about 135km south-east of Melbourne. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/19/erin-patterson-may-have-visited-locations-of-death-cap-mushroom-sightings-trial-hears-ntwnfb