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Mushroom murders: Australian Erin Patterson charged after lunch killed three
Asia Pacific ·November 3, 2023 · 3:56 AM UTC · agoAustralian Erin Patterson appeared in court on Friday charged with the murder of three elderly people, who police have said are suspected to have died after they ate poisonous mushrooms at a lunch hosted by the woman.
