Erin Patterson: how Australia’s alleged mushroom poisoning case unfolded – a timeline

One weekend in July 2023, a group gathered for a lunch in the Victorian town of Leongatha.

Their beef wellington would hit headlines around the world when three were left dead and another fighting for their life after a suspected mushroom poisoning.

7 August 2023: Patterson speaks to media outside her home, and says she felt as though she had been painted as an “evil witch”.

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All of the charges except for three attempted murder offences relating to Simon are alleged to have occurred at the lunch on 29 July.