Murder accused also tells Victorian supreme court that she though beef wellingtons were ‘the perfect dish’ for dried mushrooms

• Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?

Erin Patterson denies leading health officials on a “wild goose chase”, and that she foraged death cap mushrooms two hours before buying a food dehydrator, a Victorian court has heard.

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to poisoning four lunch guests with beef wellington served at her house in Leongatha, Victoria on 29 July 2023.