Erin Patterson trial recap: Accused triple murderer gives evidence on fatal mushroom lunch
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When Erin Patterson will return to the stand
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson will return to the witness box from 10.30am AEST.
In her evidence on Monday, Ms Patterson gave background on meeting her now former-partner Simon Patterson, meeting his family, the couple’s wedding and honeymoon and the birth of her first son.
Ms Patterson is yet to give evidence on the fatal lunch, with that evidence expected today.
Erin Patterson to give evidence for second day at triple murder trial
An accused triple murderer will keep giving evidence to a jury after an emotional day discussing her life leading up to preparing a toxic mushroom dish.
Erin Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and one attempted murder charge over a poisonous beef Wellington lunch she made for her former husband’s family in July 2023.
Her former in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, 70, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, died in hospital days after eating the dish, while Ian Wilkinson was the only surviving guest.
Six weeks into her Supreme Court jury trial, in the town of Morwell about two hours’ drive southeast of Melbourne, she was called as the defence’s witness on Monday.
