Death cap (Amanita phalloides) is a deadly poisonous mushroom from the Amanita genus. Originally native to Europe, it was first confirmed in Australia in the 1960s in Canberra, with later ...

A baby death cap and a full grown death cap mushroom. Picture: Sarah Matray “I can’t be clearer – don’t eat wild mushrooms,” she said.

A jury in Australia has begun deliberations in the triple murder trial of Erin Patterson, accused of killing her estranged ...

Symptoms of mushroom poisoning include severe stomach cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, which can take several hours to appear and progress to life-threatening liver failure. “Don’t wait ...

Ms Patterson: “I agree it’s possible.” Dr Rogers asked if Ms Patterson “had an interest in death cap mushrooms on 28 May, 2022”. Ms Patterson: “Depends what you mean by interest.” ...

An Australian mother of two stands accused of murdering three family members by poisoning them with deadly fungi. Erin Patterson is on trial for the killing of the parents of her husband, whom she ...

Claims alleged poisoner Erin Patterson sought out the deadly death cap mushrooms months out from the lunch have been rubbished by her defence as “total speculation”. Continuing his final remarks on ...