On Monday, a woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s parents and aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch appeared in an Australian court charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder. Erin Patterson, 49, made a brief video appearance in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court from a Melbourne prison where she has been held since she was arrested in November last year. Judge Tim Walsh said he would announce on May 7 about Patterson’s committal hearing in the same court in Morwell or Melbourne. At committal hearings, prosecutors decide if they have enough evidence to present…
