Erin Patterson trial: Pictures of beef Wellington used in mushroom murders released by court

An Australian woman has been found guilty by a jury of murdering three relatives with a deadly family lunch.

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Patterson, 50, was found guilty by a jury of murdering three relatives with a fatal family meal in the small Victorian town of Morwell on 29 July 2023. She was also convicted of the attempted murder of a fourth person, who survived the meal.

The mushroom trial that gripped the country, and much of the world, heard evidence suggesting Patterson hunted down death cap mushrooms from nearby towns, before attempting to conceal her crimes by disposing of evidence and lying to authorities.

Three people died in hospital in the days after the meal: Patterson's former in-laws, Don Patterson, 70, and Gail Patterson, 70, as well as Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66.

Local pastor Ian Wilkinson – Heather's husband – recovered after weeks of treatment in hospital.