Erin Patterson hosted a family lunch for her former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, as well as Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson and her husband Ian Wilkinson, on July 29 in her home in Leongatha, a small town in Victoria’s South Gippsland region.
Don, Gail and Heather all died a week later, while Ian, a pastor at Korumburra Baptist Church, is fighting for life in hospital and awaiting a liver transplant.
The photos of the victims have been been provided with the approval of the respective families.
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The incident has focused attention on the dangers of the mushrooms known as “death caps”, with medical expert Dr Nick Coatsworth telling Today that eating even half of one can lead to a slow and painful death.
“I’m not one for over exaggeration, but these are seriously dangerous things,” he said.
Erin, 48, has been questioned and released without charge by detectives from the homicide squad.
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