'Shaman' lied about magic mushrooms before Adelaide fashion icon's death, inquest hears (opens original article in a new tab)

A 'shaman' lied about a woman's use of magic mushrooms before her cardiac arrest, according to an inquest into the death of Adelaide fashion icon Carol Foord.

• A 'shaman' lied to paramedics about a woman's use of magic mushrooms before her cardiac arrest
• The woman, a 72-year-old fashion icon, used psilocybin as an alternative treatment for motor neurone disease
• The inquest will examine the delay in relaying information about her drug use but found it did not cause her death
• The 'shaman' was charged with supplying a controlled drug but the charge was dropped