An Australian woman accused of poisoning her relatives with mushroom-laced beef wellington used different coloured plates to tell the poisoned meals apart, prosecutors have said.
Erin Patterson, 50, is charged with the murders of her ex-husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, after they died following a family lunch in July 2023.
She is also accused of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, 68, who survived after a liver transplant. Patterson has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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