Overview

• Erin Patterson faces charges of three murders and one attempted murder, accused of serving death cap mushroom-laced beef Wellington to her estranged husband's relatives in July 2023.
• Prosecutors presented chemical analyses confirming death cap toxins in meal remnants and linked mushrooms found in a dehydrator seized from Patterson's home.
• Digital forensic evidence revealed messages expressing frustration with her estranged husband's family and multiple factory resets of her phone after it was handed to police.
• Intensive care testimony described the fatal effects of death cap poisoning, with one survivor, Ian Wilkinson, narrowly avoiding death after extensive medical intervention.
• Patterson has pleaded not guilty, claiming the poisoning was accidental and that her actions, including disposing of the dehydrator, were driven by panic rather than malicious intent.