Erin Patterson Arrest LIVE: Photos Show Police Raiding Mushroom Chef’s Leongatha Home

Erin Patterson invited her in-laws Gail and Don Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson and her husband Ian to a beef Wellington lunch on July 29.

Mrs Wilkinson, 66, and Gail and Don Patterson, both 70, all died after eating the meal.

Heather’s husband, Baptist church pastor Ian Wilkinson, 68, was the only survivor but was left seriously ill and spent almost two months in hospital.

Police believe the symptoms the four guests experienced were consistent with the effects of eating death cap mushrooms.

She has strongly denied all allegations.

In the wake of the tragedy, Ms. Patterson spoke of her love for the poisoning victims, especially her in-laws.

“I am devastated to think that these mushrooms may have contributed to the illness of my loved ones,” she said.

“I really want to reiterate that I had absolutely no reason to hurt the people I loved.”

Ms Patterson said she made the amazing lunch using a mixture of mushrooms from a major supermarket chain and dried mushrooms from an Asian supermarket in Melbourne.