Overview

• Jurors reached a unanimous verdict after six days of deliberation, finding Patterson guilty of triple murder and attempted murder
• Forensic testimony established that fatal amatoxins from green death cap mushrooms were laced into the Beef Wellington served at a July 2023 family lunch
• The prosecution called more than 50 witnesses, including mushroom experts and doctors, during the nearly ten-week trial held in Morwell
• Patterson maintained throughout the trial that she did not know how the toxic mushrooms entered the dish
• Sentencing by Judge Christopher Beale is scheduled for a later date, with Patterson facing a potential life sentence