Erin Patterson live trial updates: Accused mushroom killer’s admission, evidence over beef Wellington lunch

Erin Patterson has told the court how she disposed of her food dehydrator at a tip as she feared her children would be taken away from her, as authorities circled following the death cap mushroom-laced lunch.

Ms Patterson claimed the majority of mushrooms in her beef Wellington were from a local Woolworths in Leongatha; however, after tasting her “bland” mix, she added dried mushrooms from a container in her pantry.

The accused told the court how that container could have included mushrooms she had picked and dehydrated during her “experiments”, or potentially “pungent” mushrooms she bought from a mystery Asian grocer in Melbourne.

While she was in hospital after the lunch, Ms Patterson told the court how her ex-partner, Simon Patterson, asked her point blank: “Is that how you poisoned my parents? Using that dehydrator?”

Read the full story on Erin Patterson’s evidence so far.

Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson will on Thursday give her final evidence as a witness for the defence.

After that, the alleged killer cook will face cross-examination from the prosecution.

Ms Patterson denies intentionally killing her ex-partner Simon Patterson’s family with death cap mushrooms that were inside a fatal beef Wellington lunch.

Don and Gail Peterson, and Heather Wilkinson died following the lunch, with sole-surviving lunch guest, Ian Wilkinson, watching on as the accused gives evidence at the Victorian Supreme Court trial in Morwell.

Ms Patterson returns to the witness box at 10.30am AEST Thursday.