仅事实
澳大利亚女子因蘑菇中毒案被定罪
摘要
50岁的艾琳·帕特森因用有毒蘑菇谋杀其分居丈夫的父母及姑妈被判有罪。
澳大利亚女子因蘑菇中毒案被定罪
50岁的艾琳·帕特森在经过为期10周的审判后，被判三项谋杀罪和一项谋杀未遂罪成立。
帕特森被判定导致其分居丈夫的父母唐纳德和盖尔·帕特森以及盖尔的妹妹希瑟·威尔金森死亡。事件发生在2023年7月29日，当时他们食用了含有致命毒蘑菇的餐食。
希瑟·威尔金森的丈夫伊恩·威尔金森也受到了影响，但经过七周的医院治疗后幸存下来。
帕特森对所有指控均表示不认罪。她的法律代表辩称该事件是无意的，并称之为意外事故。
检察官未提出明确动机，但告知陪审团帕特森与其分居丈夫的关系已变得紧张，尤其是在子女抚养费问题上。他们还指控帕特森提供了关于癌症诊断的虚假信息以诱使对方参加午餐，并对在垃圾场发现的食品脱水机的所有权提供了虚假陈述。
帕特森作为唯一的辩方证人，出庭作证长达八天。
审判于4月29日开始，在澳大利亚及国际上引起了广泛关注。
帕特森可能面临终身监禁，判决将在稍后日期作出。
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Erin Patterson, 50, was convicted of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder after a 10-week trial.
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Patterson was found guilty of causing the deaths of her estranged husband’s parents, Donald and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson.
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The incident occurred after they consumed a meal containing death cap mushrooms on July 29, 2023.
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Heather Wilkinson’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, was also affected but survived after receiving hospital treatment for seven weeks.
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Patterson pleaded not guilty to all charges. Her legal representatives argued that the incident was unintentional and described it as an accident.
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Prosecutors did not present a motive but informed the jury that Patterson’s relationship with her estranged husband had become strained, particularly regarding child support matters.
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They also alleged that Patterson provided false information about a cancer diagnosis to encourage attendance at the lunch and about ownership of a food dehydrator found at a rubbish site.
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