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sl8

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Fri Sep 1, 2023, 07:19 AM Sep 2023

Australia mushroom deaths: Memorial for couple draws hundreds

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66667514

Australia mushroom deaths: Memorial for couple draws hundreds

Published 1 day ago

A memorial service in Australia for the couple who died after eating a mushroom beef Wellington cooked by their former daughter-in-law has drawn hundreds.

Gail and Don Patterson were two of three guests who died after the lunch last month at Erin Patterson's home - an affair that has gripped the nation.

Police believe the Pattersons as well as Don's sister, Heather Wilkinson, consumed lethal death cap mushrooms.

Ms Patterson has said she is innocent and used the mushrooms by accident.

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Australia mushroom deaths: Memorial for couple draws hundreds (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2023 OP
THIS is why i never eat mushrooms...... samnsara Sep 2023 #1
Australia seems to have more than its share... Omnipresent Sep 2023 #2
There are two mushrooms that I pick and eat. Chicken-of-the Woods and Morrell. 3Hotdogs Sep 2023 #3

3Hotdogs

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3. There are two mushrooms that I pick and eat. Chicken-of-the Woods and Morrell.
Fri Sep 1, 2023, 08:45 AM
Sep 2023

Nothing poisonous looks like them.

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