Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Authorities in Australia have said Erin Patterson attempted to poison her husband on multiple occasions before serving a deadly mushroom meal that killed three people.
Police report that Erin Patterson, found guilty last month on three counts of murder and one for attempted murder, had allegedly attempted to poison Simon Patterson on at least three separate occasions, and possibly a fourth.
According to the allegations, Erin Patterson served Simon Patterson penne in 2021, chicken korma curry in May of 2022 and a vegetable wrap in September of 2022, and he alleged that each dish was likely tainted.
Erin had originally been charged with three additional counts of attempted murder against Simon in relation to those allegations, but those charges were dropped on the evening before her murder trial after a judge ruled the charges regarding Simon must be split and tried during a separate trial.
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