Photos from SD card showed 'innocent interest' in foraging, court hears

Defence barrister Veronika Drago brought the court's attention to photos of mushrooms on an SD card at Patterson's home, which they argue were wrongly excluded as evidence. The photos showed mushrooms in the wild as well as mushrooms with dirt on them in a kitchen setting and prove that Patterson had an "innocent interest in mushrooms or foraging in mushrooms," Drago says. A judge on the panel points out that the photos are dated 2020 so are limited in what conclusions can be drawn on