Erin Patterson denies intentionally killing relatives with mushroom meal

Thursday 5 June 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 5 Jun 2025, 7:15pm

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Erin Patterson has testified in court that she did not mean to kill her relatives by serving them death cap mushrooms. The 50-year-old accused pleaded not guilty to triple murder, describing her previous lies to police as a knee-jerk reaction to people becoming ill.

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1. RNZThu 5 Jun 2025, 6:54pm

   Erin Patterson denies murdering lunch guests in triple-murder mushroom trial (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesThu 5 Jun 2025, 7:15pm

   Lies a 'stupid knee-jerk reaction': mushroom meal murder-accused (opens in new tab)