Erin Patterson Mord Trial told Dangerous Death Cap Mushroom near her house

An internationally recognized mushroom expert told the court on Tuesday that he discovered the poisonous mushroom near the house, in which Erin Patterson lived during the triple murder process that was packed by Australia.

Dr. Thomas May, a mycologist or scientist who specializes in mushrooms, stood on Tuesday with pictures of various types of mushrooms and the remains of the fateful beef meal in the middle.

Ms. Patterson, 50, is accused of serving a meal with deadly mushrooms that killed the father, the mother, the mother and aunt of her former husband – Don Patterson, Gail Patterson, and Heather Wilkinson – and made his uncle Ian Wilkinson poorly.

Ms. Patterson, who comes from Victoria, denies the indictment for murder and tried murder against her. It insists that poisoning was a tragic accident.

Dr. May informed the court that the sightings of mushrooms were recorded in April and May 2023 near Ms. Patterson's house in Leongatha.

He said Inasaturist Website on May 21, 2023, after discovering and introducing the mushrooms on a walk.

The jurors were shown a screenshot image of the article from his profile under the name “Funkey Tom”.

The public prosecutor's office previously announced that Ms. Patterson visited Outtrim on April 28 on April 28 and on May 22, Cention.

The lunch, after which three people died, occurred on July 29, 2023.

Dr. May said that the mushrooms of the death cap were found most frequently in May and were diverse in color, but always grew around oak trees.

“There are certainly some mushrooms that appear in Victoria who are quite similar to the death limit (in appearance),” he said.

“I put a very precise latitude and geocode in length in the town,” he told the court about his contribution on the website.

The mushrooms of the death cap are at the center of the process after the court has been informed that the mushrooms were part of the paste with which the beef -Wellington main court was served its guests. The doctors confirmed that the four guests who had the court suffered from Amanita Phalloides poisoning, whereby after a long treatment in a hospital only survived.

These mushrooms, which are known under their scientific name Amanita Phalloides, are among the most poisonous and have been involved in the majority of fatal cases of human cases of mushroom poisoning. These were first reported in Australia in the 1960s.

Dr. May said these mushrooms are European species that are now growing in places such as Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

However, he said that these mushrooms do not grow in China after Ms. Patterson allegedly moved into the mushrooms from an unspecified Chinese or Asian food dealer in Melbourne.

Ms. Patterson's defense on Tuesday showed Dr. May a dozen photos of different types of mushrooms and asked him to guess which were poisonous.

Dr. May was shown 10 photos of mushrooms, which he identified as a likely death limit. On Tuesday, Dr. Varuna Ruggoo, an emergency doctor at Monash Health, in which Ms. Patterson was rated, she seemed to be “clinically good” two days after lunch.

She said she administered IV fluids and N-Acetyl cysteine ​​(NAC) for potential liver problems on August 1, 2023.

“It appeared clinically well. In a normal mood and impact,” the doctor told the court.