Australian woman pleads not guilty ahead of murder trial over mushroom deaths

An Australian woman on Tuesday denied killing her ex-husband’s relatives by serving them poisonous mushrooms in a case that has riveted the country. Erin Patterson, 49, pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and five charges of attempted murder, The Associated Press reported. Patterson, who was arrested in November, appeared in Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court by video link from a Melbourne prison.

Patterson is also accused of the attempted murder of her ex-husband, Simon, at the lunch and in three previous incidents in 2021 and 2022. He was invited to the lunch in the small rural town of Leongatha, about 85 miles southeast of Melbourne, but did not attend. Patterson’s case has been fast-tracked to Victoria state’s Supreme Court, where it will next be heard on May 23.

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