# The defence team of an Australian woman accused of killing three people with a home-cooked meal, called the deaths a terrible accident. The court heard that Erin Patterson, who testified today, cooked and served beef wellington containing toxic death cap mushrooms at her home in Victoria in July 2023. Her estranged husband’s parents and his aunt died, while his uncle survived. The prosecution says the 50-year-old Patterson included the poisonous mushrooms deliberately. She denies this and will continue testifying on Wednesday.
Woman testifies in Australian mushroom murder trial