#death-cap-mushrooms

#death-cap-mushrooms

The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday. The toxic wild mushrooms are often mistaken for edible ones because of their appearance and taste. Death cap mushrooms contain potentially deadly toxins that can lead to liver failure, Erica Pan, director of the California department of public health, said in a statement.

Pastor Ian Wilkinson, delivering the first of a number of victim impact statements in the Victoria State Supreme Court sentencing trial of 50-year-old Erin Patterson, said Monday of the 2023 loss of his wife through poisoning, "I only feel half alive without her." Speaking of his wife Heather's absence, Wilkinson said, "The silence in our home is a daily reminder. I continue to carry a heavy burden of grief over her untimely death."

Simon Patterson revealed in court that after experiencing illnesses post meals prepared by Erin, he believed her food was the source of his sickness. He documented these incidents.

Patterson is accused of murdering her in-laws by allegedly poisoning them with death cap mushrooms during a lunch at her home in regional Australia.