Wild mushrooms feared responsible for fatal poisoning in regional Victoria

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A Death Cap mushroom displayed at Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens after a 2021 mushroom health alert (Getty) Source: AFP / WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images

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Homicide detectives have searched a home in regional Victoria, after three people died following a suspected poisoning. Wild mushrooms are suspected of being the cause.

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