What we learned yesterday
While we wait for today’s proceedings to begin, here’s a recap of what the jury heard yesterday.
1. Dr Camille Truong, a mycologist, said she did not find death cap mushrooms in two visual examinations of leftovers of the beef wellington lunch that were provided to her.
2. Truong says it was highly unlikely mushroom poisoning would occur from fungi bought from supermarkets or smaller supply shops because they cannot be cultivated.
3. Prof Andrew Bersten, an intensive care specialist, who reviewed Erin’s medical records from 31 July – the day of the lunch – to 1 August 2023 said he thought there was was evidence she had a “diarrhoeal illness”.
4. The jury was shown CCTV footage of a woman disposing of a dehydrator at a tip, the Koonwarra Transfer Station And Landfill, on 2 August – four days after the lunch.
5. The defence raised the case of a Victorian woman who died by accidentally poisoning herself with death cap mushrooms in an unrelated incident a year after the fateful beef wellington lunch.
