Victoria Police say their lengthy investigation into the deaths of three people will include examining the veracity of Erin Patterson’s statement about the fatal lunch.
Were tests conducted on Erin Patterson in hospital that could shed light on the mystery of the deceased trio of Leongatha lunch guests?
Erin Patterson told police she,too,was sick from the beef Wellington lunch that police suspect killed her former in-laws and another relative.
In her statement to Victoria Police,Erin Patterson claimed she had panicked and dumped a food dehydrator after people began accusing her of intentionally poisoning the meal. She also reveals what she cooked and who ate what.
Any homicide investigator will tell you that while lightning can strike twice,you certainly want to go and have a look at the scorch marks.
Criminal investigations are rare in the quiet,religious town of Korumburra. Until now,the most recent time the town was connected to a homicide squad probe was two decades ago.
The footage sought by police investigating the deaths of three people shows the number plates of vehicles driving in and out of the South Gippsland tip where a food dehydrator was found.
Tests are being done to see if the appliance is linked to the deaths of three people who ate poisonous mushrooms.
Erin Patterson had four guests she says she loved and cherished over for lunch at her home on July 29. Now three are dead and police are baffled.
The homicide squad has been called in after Korumburra pastor Ian Wilkinson and his wife,Heather,along with her sister and brother-in-law,became ill after a meal.
Two women have died after ingesting poisonous mushrooms at a lunch in Leongatha late last month.