Erin Patterson murder trial live: expert who examined lunch sample twice tells court it did not contain death cap mushrooms

<p>Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha. Follow live updates</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/who-is-erin-patterson-australia-woman-key-figures-mushroom-murders-trial-simon-don-gail-victoria-ntwnfb">Key figures in the mushroom lunch trial</a></li></ul><p>Lawyer <strong>Sophie</strong> <strong>Stafford</strong> asks <strong>Dr</strong> <strong>Thomas</strong> <strong>May</strong> about incidents involving death cap mushroom poisoning.</p><p>She points to a poisoning that was a subject of a Victorian coroner’s report from May 2024.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/14/erin-patterson-trial-live-witness-stand-court-day-11-alleged-mushroom-case-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>