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Three people in Australia are dead after eating a lunch suspected to have contained a deadly mushroom. And the woman who served it is speaking out to defend herself!
According to a wild BBC report, Erin Patterson invited her 70-year-old in-laws — Gail and Don Patterson — to her home in Leongatha to enjoy a meal together on July 29. Gail’s 66-year-old sister Heather Wilkinson and her husband, Ian Wilkinson, also joined the lunch that day. But what may have seemed like a nice get-together turned into anything but! Because later that evening, all four of her guests “became ill” — and three died!
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The four family members were rushed to the hospital, but for Gail, Don, and Heather it was too late; they passed away last week. Meanwhile, the BBC reports Ian is still fighting for his life in the hospital — and now needs a liver transplant. So, so sad…
Detectives are investigating to figure out what happened. Authorities say the trio died from “suspected mushroom poisoning.” During a press conference on Sunday, Detective Inspector Dean Thomas from Victoria Police’s Homicide Squad revealed their symptoms were similar to what someone would experience after ingesting death cap mushrooms. As you can guess by the name, these are deadly when consumed.
Thomas noted that Erin’s two kids also were at the lunch. However, the children are fine since they seemingly were given “a different meal” that day. And so is Erin…
It’s still unknown what meal the 48-year-old cooked and if she ate it herself — but Thomas made clear Erin hasn’t experienced any symptoms since then. That’s just some of the many unanswered questions about what went down that day.
Investigators have
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Welp, this mushroom case just took a wild turn!
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