Accused mushroom killer puts home up for sale
Erin Patterson, the woman charged with eight counts of murder and attempted murder, after allegedly lacing meals with death cap mushrooms, has put her Melbourne property up for sale.
In a case that has gripped the nation, Patterson is facing these charges following the tragic incident that occurred on July 29, as well as historic incidents involving her former husband.
The major incident involved a mushroom lunch hosted in Patterson's home in Leongatha, where her former parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66, died shortly after allegedly consuming a beef wellington.
Heather's husband and Baptist church pastor, Ian Wilkinson, who also had the meal, miraculously survived, but was hospitalised in critical condition for nearly two months before being released in September.
Patterson is also charged with four counts of attempted murder of her former partner, Simon Patterson, in separate incidences between between November 2021 and September 2022 and on the day of the lunch.
She has consistently denied any wrongdoing.
Now, her $1 million townhouse in Melbourne's east at the suburb of Mount Waverley has hit the market.
She first bought the three-bedroom, three-bathroom property in 2019, and has infrequently visited it.
It is not the house where the fatal mushroom incident took place.
The 249-square-metre townhouse, will go to auction at 11am on Saturday and is expected to sell for around $960,000 to $1,050,000.
Real estate agency Ray White has pitched the home to downsizers and families that want to send their children to a good school.
“Desired for its defined dimensions and convenient placement in the Mount Waverley Secondary Catchment (STSA), this easy-care townhouse is equally suited to those starting out or downsizing as it is for families and investors,’’ the agents said.
They also provided a description of the townhouse, which read: “Quietly tucked at the rear of only two, the residence takes great care in providing a comfortable lifestyle with the lounge room enriched with large windows, while the dining zone is accompanied by a well-equipped kitchen complete with a Bosch dishwasher.”
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