Woman Arrested Over Suspected Mushroom Poisoning Deaths

Woman Arrested Over Suspected Mushroom Poisoning Deaths
Nine out of 10 mushroom poisonings are caused by the introduced wild species. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Police have arrested a 49-year-old woman at the centre of an investigation into a suspected mushroom poisoning incident that left three people dead.

Erin Patterson was arrested by homicide squad detectives at her home in Leongatha in South Gippsland in Victoria, Australia just after 8 a.m. on Thursday.