‘It landed at a nice time’: ABC’s Brett Sleigh on ‘Bay of Fires’ S2 airing amid the mushroom murder trial

There was some nervous laughter on the first day of the Screenworks Regional to Global summit as ABC executive producer Brett Sleigh referred to the coincidence of Bay of Fires returning amid the mushroom murder trial.

Leongatha woman Erin Patterson is currently standing trial in Victoria, accused of killing her former in-laws by intentionally serving them the death cap mushrooms during a family lunch in 2023.

The case made global headlines when four of the guests fell critically ill, with three later dying.