Victorian woman elects to ‘fast track’ case involving murder and attempted murder charges relating to Leongatha lunch
Erin Patterson is charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder after allegedly serving relatives a meal laced with deadly mushrooms.Erin Patterson is charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder after allegedly serving relatives a meal laced with deadly mushrooms.Erin Patterson, the woman accused of murdering and attempting to murder her relatives by serving them a meal laced with deadly mushrooms, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
She is accused of murdering three guests who attended lunch at her Leongatha property on 29 July 2023: Don and Gail Patterson – the parents of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson – along with his aunt Heather Wilkinson.The two final counts of attempted murder also relate to the lunch and Simon Patterson – who was invited but did not attend – and Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who was left critically ill after the lunch but was discharged from hospital in September.
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