‘Mushroom killer’ pleads not guilty after beef wellington left in-laws dead
Erin Patterson has always maintained her innocence (Picture: AP/Reuters)Erin Patterson, an Australian woman who allegedly killed three people with a poisonous mushroom lunch, has pleaded not guilty to murder.Three of the four guests who attended Patterson’s family meal last July – where beef Wellington was served – died shortly afterwards.In a case that has gripped Australia, Patterson, 49, was charged with three counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder in November.