PhD Thomas possible Yesterday, he began providing evidence and told the court:

• Death Cap Mushroom Most Commonly Reported in May

• There are three known death cap mushroom sightings in Gippsland

• "Citizen Science" website Inaturalist is commonly used to report sightings

Catch up with what the mushroom experts say so far in our judicial and court reporters’ reports Nino Bucci.

lawyer Sophie Stafford bring PhD Thomas possible Through the visual characteristics of the death cap mushroom she said

May agrees these are the characteristics he looks for when trying to identify whether the species is a death cap mushroom.

He agreed with "spore printing" and could also use DNA tests to confirm whether the mushroom is a death cap - if there is a sample.

May said he would fit his opinion with phrases such as “high probability” and “consistency” when providing advice to the Victorian Poison Information Centre.

He said he would usually be more confident in identifying the death cap when he saw mushrooms in the environment on site.

Dr. Thomas may be questioned about defense

The defense is continuing their cross-examination PhD Thomas possibleis a mycologist or scientist who is truly engaged in fungi.

Aileen Patterson's Defense Attorney Sophie Staffordcross-examine possible.

After cross-examination, May agreed that he concluded in the article that the public has poor ability to recognize mushrooms.

He also agreed to several incidents of misidentification of mushrooms.

"So you encourage something likened to an apprentice, which takes a long time to accurately identify mushrooms in the wild," Stafford said.

"This is correct," May said.

As we wait for things to begin, this is what the jury heard on the 10th day of Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial:

1. Dr Laura muldoonHe was treated by Erin at Monash Medical Center, and he said the mushroom chef had a "clinical good" on July 31 two days after lunch.

2. Medical tests show Erin showed no signs of hepatotoxicity before being discharged from Monash Medical Center on August 1.

3. The juror was shown a photo of the remains of Beef Wellington. These photos show pastries wrapped in brown paste. There are also leftovers with brown paste in the photo.

4. Internationally renowned mushroom expert, Ph.D. Thomas possiblehe told the court that he posted a post about the death cap mushroom he found on his walk to the "Citizen Science" website Inaturalist. The post includes several photos, latitude and longitude, and geographical coordinates, but does not have specific streets, he said.

Welcome to Day 11 Aileen Patterson's Triple murder trial. We expect the evidence today to begin after 10:30 am.

The defense is expected to continue interrogating Dr. Mushroom Expert Thomas possiblehe began providing evidence on Tuesday.

Patterson, 50, encountered three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in connection with a beef Wellington lunch at his house in Leongatha, Victoria on July 29, 2023.

She was accused of murdering her in-laws, University Teacher and Gail Pattersonthe aunt of her estranged husband, Heather Wilkinson. Attempted murder is related to Heather's husband Ian.

She pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutors accused Patterson of intentionally poisoning her lunch guests with “murder intentions,” but her lawyers said the poisoning was a tragic accident.