Mortal food with fungi in Australia: the defendant admits to having lied to the police, but claims his innocence

An Australian accused of having killed three relatives with toxic fungi recognized this Thursday, June 5 in a court in a court on Thursday after lied to the police at certain points, while claiming their innocence.

Erin Patterson is accused of having killed the parents and the aunt of her husband, from which she is separated, using them in 2023 a meat from Wellington, a specialty based on the flesh of beef and puff pastry, which contains poisonous fungi.

She is also accused of attempted murder in a guest room, her husband’s uncle, who survived after a long stay in the hospital.

A “terrible accident”

The 50 years, whose trial opened on April 30, declared himself innocent of all the positions, his defense claiming that it was a “terrible accident.”

The Prosecutor’s Office stressed the inconsistencies of their statements on Thursday to the Police. According to the survey, Erin Patterson used food dehydrator to maintain the fungi collected during his collection. During his interrogations from the police, Erin Patterson said he did not have a dehydrator.

“You lied about the dehydration of food and fungi because you knew that if I told the truth to the police, that would involve it at poisoned lunch, Nanette Rogers said on Thursday, of the Prosecutor’s Office.” Do you agree or not? “

“I agree to say that I lied because I was afraid of being responsible,” the defendant replied.

The defendant filmed by throwing a dehydrator

A few days after the lunch in question, Erin Patterson was filmed by security cameras that threw dehydrator (use to keep the fungi longer) in a local discharge, depending on the accusation.

The researchers said they found traces of fatal fungi on the device.

“I have not put dead fungi intentionally at food,” said Erin Patterson in front of the patio on Thursday.

The Prosecutor’s Office believes that Patterson is deliberately poisoned to her guests and that she has ensured that she or her children consume fatal fungi. His defense states that Ecrin Patterson ate the same food as others, but has not fallen so sick.