Jurors must find accused not guilty if ‘reasonable possibility’ mushroom poisoning was an accident, defence barrister says, while prosecution points to ‘calculated deception’

Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder following a fatal beef wellington lunch in Leongatha in 2023. Follow live

SYDNEY: An Australian woman accused of killing three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms should not be judged guilty just because she lied after the meal, her defense lawyer said…

Accused, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder over a beef wellington lunch she served to in-laws

Jurors must find accused not guilty if ‘reasonable possibility’ mushroom poisoning was an accident, defence barrister says, while prosecution points to ‘calculated deception’