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The trial of an Australian woman accused of poisoning her ex-husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms has grabbed global attention

‘I am now devastated to think that these mushrooms may have contributed to the illness suffered by my loved ones’

Host remains a suspect after three teachers die and pastor left fighting for life

A police investigation has been launched in the Australian state of Victoria after a family lunch led to the death of three people from suspected mushroom poisoning in a case that has gripped the nation.

Erin Patterson has denied any wrongdoing following the lunch that left three people dead and another critically ill

Erin Patterson prepared the meal at her home in Leongatha that left diners with suspected death cap mushroom poisoning

As police investigate what looks like a fatal case of food poisoning in Leongatha in rural Victoria, locals recall the victims as kind and community-spirited

The ex-husband of a woman at the centre of an alleged poisonous lunch in Australia was invited but skipped the deadly get-together at the last minute, it has been claimed.

Police are exploring both possibilities of either an accidental poisoning or "nefarious activity" in the deaths of three Victorians.