A new TikTok shows there's definitely something amiss here...
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Three people have tragically passed away, and a fourth individual is currently in a critical condition after a woman from Australia supposedly cooked a meal that authorities suspect might have had poisonous mushrooms.
Reportedly, five individuals were rushed to the hospital after consuming food that's believed to have included these toxic mushrooms. The meal had been cooked and served at the residence of a 48-year-old woman, who happens to be the daughter-in-law of one of the couples affected.
Sounds a little suspicious if you ask me...
From Radar Online:
On Aug. 4, sisters Heather Wilkinson and Gail Patterson died in the hospital. Patterson’s 70-year-old husband Don died on Aug. 5, officials said.
Ian Wilkinson, 68, remains in critical condition at the hospital, Australian Broadcasting Company reported.
The fifth person taken to the hospital was discharged a short time later, according to Gippsland Southern Health Service.
Homicide Squad Detective Inspector Dean Thomas said the meal was prepared and served at the home of the 48-year-old daughter-in-law of one of the couples who consumed the meal, ABC reported.
“That woman and her husband are separated, however, we’ve been advised that their relationship is amicable," Thomas noted.
Detectives have searched her home and interviewed the daughter-in-law, but she has been released pending further inquiries, according to ABC.
In a press conference, Thomas said, "Because the homicide squad is investigating this matter it doesn't automatically mean that the deaths are suspicious. At this point in time, the deaths are unexplained."
The daughter-in-law is being treated as a suspect since she cooked the meal, officials said.
Naturally, the police won't come out and directly label these deaths as suspicious, but it's pretty clear that there's something off here.
I mean, it's basically common sense not to go picking random mushrooms from the wild and chowing down, especially at 48 years old. You'd think she'd know better by now.
So it's not a big leap to consider that this might have been done on purpose. Of course, there's also the possibility that the grocery store where she got the mushrooms made a mistake.
However, all these juicy details haven't been spilled yet, so for now, we're left with our own guesses, and honestly, they're not painting a pretty picture.
