Melbourne woman’s death after foraged mushroom dinner prompts coroner’s warning

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Loreta Maria Del Rossi died in May, a week after eating mushrooms foraged from her garden in Bayswater

A Melbourne woman has died after she and her son were poisoned by a homemade meal containing foraged mushrooms, prompting a warning from the coroner.

The 98-year-old woman, Loreta Maria Del Rossi, died in hospital on 22 May, seven days after eating the meal.