The lunch that left three people dead and another fighting for his life after suspected mushroom poisoning was reportedly held as Erin Patterson wanted to reconcile with her ex-husband Simon Patterson, it is claimed.

Erin Patterson cooked a beef wellington pie for lunch at her home in Leongatha in Victoria on July 29.

Erin’s ex-in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson died after suffering symptoms consistent with poisoning by death cap mushroom.

Now it is claimed she arranged the meal with her in-laws and ex-husband in an effort to try and negotiate a reconciliation, according to the Daily Mail.

NZ Herald

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