Court testimony reveals Erin Patterson showed no clinical signs of mushroom poisoning despite claiming to have eaten the same meal that killed three family members. Expert mycologist Dr Tom May provides detailed evidence about death cap mushrooms, their appearance, and recent sightings near the crime scene location.
• Monash Health doctors testify that Erin Patterson had no evidence of mushroom poisoning when examined after the fatal lunch
• Patterson faces three murder charges and one attempted murder charge, pleading not guilty to all
• Don Patterson (70), Gail Patterson (70), and Heather Wilkinson (66) died after the lunch, while Ian Wilkinson survived
• Death cap mushrooms are non-native to Australia, first appearing in Canberra in the 1960s
• Dr May identified death cap mushrooms in the East Gippsland region just months before the fatal lunch
• The deadly fungi typically grow near oak, beech, and chestnut trees
• Photos examined by Dr May were deemed "consistent with Amanita phalloides" (death caps)
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