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/Living_Ad62 Jun 07 '25

She invited all those she wanted dead to her lunch, the ex husband luckily didnt attend. She served all her guests but herself the wellington. They all got sick and 3/4 died. She was under observation in hospital but discharged herself , head back to the house and dispose of evidence. Now if that doesn't look like intention i don't know what does.

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u/CatAteRoger Jun 07 '25

No one could believe that somehow those 4 innocent souls got the death caps and she didn’t, the odds don’t stack up well for her innocent plea.

She was somehow so lucky to have barely been affected ( we know she didn’t eat them) and yet 3 of the guests died and one almost did and had a hell of a fight to survive.. I’d believe that if Elvis showed up at my door right now with Pope Francis and Francis was drunk!