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Erin Patterson arrested over suspected mushroom poisoning deaths in Victoria (www.theguardian.com)

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Victorian police have arrested Erin Patterson in relation to the suspected mushroom poisoning deaths in regional Australia.

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[–] fine_sandy_bottom@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Was this in the article before ? It's not now. maybe it was edited.

Summary bot has this bit:

Technology dogs, which are often Labradors, are trained to smell the chemical triphenylphosphine oxide (TPPO) that is found on circuit boards, sim cards and hard drives.

Article doesn't say anything about dogs though. Weird,.