# @cgtneurope on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DLzWvsoOL0W
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/32191868-cgtneurope-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-07-07T10:00:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

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Australian woman Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives after serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch. ⁣
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A jury found the 50-year-old guilty of attempting to murder another guest, who survived the beef wellington meal, in 2023. ⁣
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Following the nine-week trial, in the state of Victoria, Patterson now faces life in prison, but will be sentenced at a later date. ⁣
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Three of her four lunch guests, her parents-in law, Don and Gail Patterson and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkenson, died in hospital after eating the meal containing death cap mushrooms. ⁣
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Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, recovered after weeks of treatment in hospital. ⁣
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#mushroomkiller #mushroomtrial #erinpatterson #Australia #poisonousmushrooms⁣

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australia, mushroomtrial, erinpatterson, poisonousmushrooms, mushroomkiller

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