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What is Australia's 'mushroom murders' case?
short by Ankush Verma / on Tuesday, 3 June, 2025
A woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband's elderly relatives in 2023 with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms is undergoing trial in Australia. The prosecution alleges she knowingly served the guests Beef Wellington that contained lethal death cap mushrooms. Erin Patterson, 50, who denies the charges, faces a life sentence if found guilty.
read more at Reuters