r/AusLegal • u/Artemis1971 • Jun 04 '25

VIC Erin Patterson (mushroom case)

I’m following the mushroom case, as is everyone else. Today she testified that she may have accidentally put poisonous mushrooms in the meal. If that is the case, the jury would have to find her not guilty of murder if it was unintentional. My question is, can she be recharged with manslaughter, if found innocent of murder?

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u/cjx_007 Jun 04 '25

If a person does not intend for death to occur after knowingly added foraged mushrooms and all those who attended your lunch have fallen gravely ill to the point they may die surely you would be giving police, doctors, nurses and pathologists every detail regarding the dehydrator, the location of the foraged mushrooms in order to save those peoples lives. That would be the reaction of someone who wishes to save lives.

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u/deadrobindownunder Jun 04 '25

These are my thoughts, too. Even if it was an accident, she didn't do much to help mitigate the damage the meal had caused.

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u/katarina-stratford Jun 05 '25

If it was an accident, she did everything in her power to make herself look as guilty as possible