Sole survivor of mushroom lunch murders ‘feels only half alive’

Ian Wilkinson gave a victim impact statement (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)

The sole survivor of a lunch laced with toxic mushrooms has said he felt only half alive following the death of his wife – and he continued to grieve the loss of his two closest friends.

Ian Wilkinson read the first victim impact statement in the Victoria state Supreme Court in Australia at the sentencing hearing of Erin Patterson.