In short:
An inquest into the death of Adelaide fashion industry icon Carol Foord is exploring the events leading up the woman being taken to hospital.
The court heard a “shaman” healer had “lied” to paramedics about the use of magic mushrooms while Ms Foord’s partner also withheld that information.
What’s next?
The inquest will examine the delay in relaying information but the court heard evidence will show that it “ultimately did not have a causal impact” on the woman’s death.
A “shaman” healer repeatedly assured a woman “everything was fine” in the hours before her cardiac arrest — then lied to paramedics about her use of magic mushrooms, a court has heard.
A coronial inquest is investigating the death of Adelaide fashion icon Carol Foord, who was given magic mushrooms as an alternative treatment prior to her death, aged 72, in June 2024.
Opening the inquest on Tuesday, counsel assisting the coroner Greg Dudzinski told the court Ms Foord was hesitant to accept her motor neurone diagnosis and expressed a distrust of traditional medical treatments.
She began looking into mushrooms containing psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, as a form of “non-conventional treatment”.
Through a friend, Ms Foord was connected to Noah McKenna, who was referred to as a “shaman” but had no medical qualifications.
The court heard Mr McKenna told Ms Foord taking psilocybin would be “a beautiful experience” that would involve music and would help navigate her fears.
He attended her home for a “healing session” on June 15, 2024.
