Erin Patterson, the woman who cooked and served a meal that is believed to have killed three people and left another fighting for his life in Australia, has spoken out to give her version of events.
and left another fighting for his life has spoken out to give her version of events.
Police told NBC News that they continue to investigate the deaths of Patterson’s former in-laws, Gail Patterson, 70 and her husband, Don, 70, as well as Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66. All three were taken to hospital with symptoms of food poisoning the day after they ate the meal at Patterson’s home in the small town of Leongatha, in the southern state of Victoria, on July 29. All three died a few days later.
“I am now devastated to think that these mushrooms may have contributed to the illness suffered by my loved ones,” Patterson said in her statement, according to ABC. “I really want to repeat that I had absolutely no reason to hurt these people whom I loved,” she added. Detective Inspector Dean Thomas told reporters last week that they were keeping “an open mind” about what happened, awaiting toxicology test results that could take quite some time. While no charges have been laid, Patterson is a suspect, Thomas said, because she is the one who cooked the meal that proved deadly.
Last week, police said the two children did not have any symptoms because investigators believed their meals may have been different to those consumed by others.
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