Death by mushroom: Aussie triple murder suspect to face court in May

In this courtroom sketch, Erin Patterson appears in Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court, Australia, on Nov 3, 2023. - AAP Image via AP

SYDNEY: An Australian woman accused of murdering her in-laws with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington will face court in May, a magistrate ruled on Monday (April 22).

Erin Patterson faces three counts of murder for allegedly cooking up a poisonous meal in July 2023 that killed her parents-in-law and the wife of a local pastor.