She is accused of murdering Simon’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, his aunt Heather Wilkinson, and attempting to murder Ian Wilkinson, who is Simon’s uncle and Heather’s husband.Taking the witness stand on Wednesday in the Latrobe Valley Law Courts, in the Victorian town of Morwell, Webster said he told Patterson there was a concern about…
The trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing three members of her family by serving them toxic mushrooms, continued Tuesday in Australia. Photo by James Ross/EPA-EFE May 6 (UPI) — The only surviving attendee of lunch where Australian woman Erin Patterson is charged with serving toxic mushrooms to her guests testifed in her trial on…
Pastor Ian Wilkinson tells jury in Erin Patterson’s murder trial that all four lunch guests became increasingly unwell with vomiting and diarrhoea about 12 hours after the meal…
On Tuesday, Wilkinson was called to give evidence before the Supreme Court jury.Asked his view on Patterson, Wilkinson paused for about five seconds.“She seemed like a normal person to me,” he said.“When we met things were friendly, no arguments or disputes, she just seemed like an ordinary person. I don’t know how else to describe…
Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch that killed Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.See all 14 stories.A pastor who survived being poisoned with death cap mushrooms has recalled the lunch that claimed the lives of three others and the dramatic fight to save his life.Korumburra Baptist…
Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch that killed Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.See all 14 stories.Key posts1 of 35.59pmJury dismissed for the dayBy Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin PearsonThat concludes the evidence for today. Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale has dismissed the jury for the…
The jury has been shown a photograph for the first time of where the deadly meal was served, before Ian Wilkinson told the court what happened prior to the lunch.The survivor of the fatal mushroom meal, who told the jury what he ate the day before and morning of the lunch, said Don and Gail…
A rendering of the room where numerous snuff tubes were discovered at the Chavín archaeological site in Peru. (Image credit: Miguel G. Ortiz Mestanza) Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing traces of psychedelic snuff and tobacco. The presence of the “snuff tubes” in a hidden…
Mind Psychedelic drugs like MDMA and psilocybin may help treat depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions by reducing the number of inflammatory cells around the brain By Grace Wade Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug found in some mushrooms, may reduce inflammationShutterstock / Kyrylo Vasyliev Psychedelic drugs may improve mental health in part by reducing inflammation.…
Erin Patterson is facing trial after pleading not guilty over a fatal mushroom lunch that killed Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson.See all 12 stories.Key posts1 of 34.00pmJury dismissed for the dayBy Erin Pearson and Marta Pascual Juanola3.32pmErin regularly used mushrooms in her cooking: online friendBy Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin PearsonJenny Hay, a…
