Victorian woman at centre of suspected mushroom poisoning says she also went to hospital after eating meal

Erin Patterson tells police she bought the fungi from a supermarket chain and an Asian grocery store

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The woman at the centre of a suspected mushroom poisoning in Victoria has given police her account of the lunch, saying she also went to hospital after eating the meal and that she had bought the fungi from two stores.

Erin Patterson’s written statement, first reported by the ABC, was provided to Victoria police on Friday and in it she says she wants to “clear up the record” after the deaths of three people.

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