NorthernLights Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Quote The woman at the centre of a suspected fatal mushroom poisoning that killed three people has shed new light on the day of the fatal meal, including that she gave leftovers to the police for testing. Erin Patterson allegedly cooked the dish containing the deadly death cap mushrooms on July 29, serving it to four people at a lunch at her home in Leongatha, southeast of Melbourne. Her former parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson died from symptoms consistent with death cap mushroom poisoning after the lunch. Ms Wilkinson’s husband, Ian, is still in hospital. Erin Patterson, 48, has been questioned by police since the trio’s deaths. On Monday, a new detailed statement about what happened before and after the suspected poisoning was revealed. “I am now wanting to clear up the record because I have become extremely stressed and overwhelmed by the deaths of my loved ones,” Erin said in a written statement to police obtained by the ABC. “I am hoping this statement might help in some way. I believe if people understood the background more, they would not be so quick to rush to judgment.” Simon Patterson, Erin’s ex-husband, did not attend the meal when invited. In the latest statement, Erin said she too became ill after eating the beef wellington dish. She explained that she had given leftovers of the dish to police as evidence, The Age reports. She said the fungi used in the dish were a mixture of button mushrooms bought at a supermarket chain and dried ones from an Asian grocery store in Melbourne months prior. The Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) has been contacted for comment. “I am now devastated to think that these mushrooms may have contributed to the illness suffered by my loved ones. I really want to repeat that I had absolutely no reason to hurt these people whom I loved,” she said in her new statement. “I now very much regret not answering some (police) questions following this advice given the nightmare that this process has become.” In her statement, Erin said she dumped a food dehydrator at a local tip after the disastrous lunch following a conversation about the gadget with her children, where her ex-husband had asked “is that what you used to poison them?”. She said in the statement she then “panicked” over the thought that she could lose custody of her children, according to the ABC, and rid herself of the processor. She said she had lied to investigators when she told them she dumped it “a long time ago”. Erin said her children were not present at the time of the meal, stating they had actually gone to the movies. They ate the leftovers from the lunch the following night. Erin said her children did not like mushrooms, so she “scraped” them off. In her statement, she claimed that she was contacted by the Department of Health asking what could have caused her guests’ violent reactions. She paid tribute to her in-laws, stating she had a “deep love and respect for them” and believed they were “exceptional” role models for her children. https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/erin-patterson-gives-new-account-of-deadly-meal-that-killed-three-in-suspected-mushroom-poisoning/news-story/f258a1c0bb9756bfa16d58a60e34f058 I came across this story this morning and found it quite intriguing. I'm calling it that she did this deliberately. Has anyone here invited their estranged partner and their family to a meal and accidentally served them a dish containing poisonous ingredients? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernrover Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Not often you hear of people being bumped off by poisoning these days. Hideously wrong but thinking outside the box at least. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 What is the charge? Eating a meal? 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 43 minutes ago, NorthernLights said: https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/news/erin-patterson-gives-new-account-of-deadly-meal-that-killed-three-in-suspected-mushroom-poisoning/news-story/f258a1c0bb9756bfa16d58a60e34f058 I came across this story this morning and found it quite intriguing. I'm calling it that she did this deliberately. Has anyone here invited their estranged partner and their family to a meal and accidentally served them a dish containing poisonous ingredients? Not yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) Im not going to decide until ive seen a picture of her face. Edited to add GUILTY Edited August 14, 2023 by Nkomo-A-Gogo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Steele Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Sometimes feels like it when I'm at the in-laws for dinner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Going back for seconds the following day was a bold move. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 (edited) Saw a rare interview by Jack Smith (the prosecutor leading the Trump federal cases) from about 10 years ago where he says people should not be tried in the media based on limited information. I can fully understand what he means. Edited August 14, 2023 by Granny Danger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 52 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Could have been you. 100% guilty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Who goes for a meal with their ex in laws. Mine wouldn't pish on me if I was on fire. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 RIP Mario & Luigi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Never trust a chef who never tastes their food during preparation. How come she never died? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Granny Danger said: Saw a rare interview by Jack Smith (the prosecutor leading the Trump federal cases) from about 10 years ago where he says people should not be tried in the media based on limited information. I can fully understand what he means. He would say that. I was involved in a jury trial once and realised how they work. The prosecutor takes bits of evidence from each witness and creates a story which paints the schmuck in the dock in the blackest light. The defence then takes bits of evidence from the same or more witnesses to create a story which makes the schmuck look like an angel. Neither of them present the full story from the witnesses and the jury doesn't get the full picture. QCs are just story-tellers. The one that spins the most convincing yarn wins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, Molotov said: Never trust a chef who never tastes their food during preparation. How come she never died? "This is under seaso...." *dies* 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 How do they know it’s not that the beef was underdone? I suspect that's how my Wellington would end up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Wid but no staying for breakfast 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Probably inspired by Roald Dahl's 'Lamb To The Slaughter'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Newbornbairn said: He would say that. I was involved in a jury trial once and realised how they work. The prosecutor takes bits of evidence from each witness and creates a story which paints the schmuck in the dock in the blackest light. The defence then takes bits of evidence from the same or more witnesses to create a story which makes the schmuck look like an angel. Neither of them present the full story from the witnesses and the jury doesn't get the full picture. QCs are just story-tellers. The one that spins the most convincing yarn wins. Sorry, I didn’t realise that you that level of legal expertise! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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