Fatal Mushroom Mix-Up: Cook's Accidental Lethal Addition Shocks Australia

An amateur cook in Australia, Erin Patterson, has admitted to accidentally using lethal death cap mushrooms in a beef Wellington dish that has been linked to three deaths. Patterson, who appeared to remain in good health while her guests fell ill, claims she unknowingly bought the mushrooms from an Asian grocery store. The investigation is ongoing as police try to determine if it was a case of clumsy cooking or an alleged act of malice. Forensic experts are testing a food dehydrator found at a nearby rubbish dump for traces of the toxic mushrooms. Patterson, who has not been charged, denies any wrongdoing and expresses devastation over the deaths of her loved ones.