It was the quiet country lunch that ended with three people dead, and the town’s pastor fighting for his life after police suspect the food they ate was laced with death cap mushrooms.

Last week, there was a significant development in a case so bizarre it has attracted worldwide attention.

The woman accused of hosting the now-infamous lunch, 49-year-old Erin Patterson, was arrested and charged by homicide detectives.

Today, law and justice editor Chris Vedelago on how this latest news unfolded, and what happens with the case from here.

It was the quiet country lunch that ended with three people dead, and the town’s pastor fighting for his life after police suspect the food they ate was laced with death cap mushrooms.
Last week, there was a significant development in a case so bizarre it has attracted worldwide attention.
The woman accused of hosting the now-infamous lunch, 49-year-old Erin Patterson, was arrested and charged by homicide detectives.
Today, law and justice editor Chris Vedelago on how this latest news unfolded, and what happens with the case from here.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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