00:00Plant DNA expert Dr. David Lovelock told the court he found no detectable levels of death
00:08cap mushrooms in the samples of the leftovers from the lunch that he tested.
00:12But he confirmed he did detect traces of poisonous mushrooms in plant matter taken from a
00:18dehydrator dumped by Ms. Patterson.
00:21Yesterday, toxicologist Dr. Dimitri Gerestimoulis gave evidence that his testing of the dehydrator
00:27and leftovers found traces of death cap mushrooms.
00:30He returned to the witness box today, with defence lawyers questioning him on the factors
00:35that impact survival.
00:37The toxicologist agreed that age, health and weight may influence the outcome.
00:42He told jurors yesterday around three tablespoons of death cap toxin would be enough to kill
00:47a person weighing around 70 kilograms.
00:50Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against her.
00:54The trial resumes on Monday.
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