Victorian Woman Charged With Murder Over Mushroom Deaths

Three people have died from suspected mushroom poisoning after sharing a meal at Erin Patterson’s home in July.

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A 49-year-old woman has been charged with murder after three people died from suspected mushroom poisoning in a regional Victorian town.

Erin Patterson was on Thursday charged by homicide squad detectives after she was arrested at her Leongatha home in South Gippsland.