# Spiritual healer who served magic mushrooms at Victorian retreat where woman died escapes drug trafficking conviction

Deanne Mathews was fined $3000 after pleading guilty to trafficking psilocybin at Clunes wellness retreat where Rachael Dixon fell ill and died.

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