We don't know she was aware of the sickness when she fed her children, do we?
When did she learn of it?
MUSHROOM POISONING: A TIMELINE OF EVENTS (Daily Mail)
Saturday, July 29
Don and Gail Patterson and Heather and Ian Wilkinson (a pastor) gather at Erin Patterson's home in Leongatha, north-east of Melbourne, for lunch and east her beef wellington
Erin's two children go to the movies
Sunday, July 30
Erin's children eat leftover beef wellington but with the mushrooms scraped off.
All four lunch guests present to hospital feeling ill. It is initially thought they have gastro.
As their condition deteriorates, they are transferred to hospitals in Melbourne.
Erin also goes to hospital.
Monday, July 31
Erin is transferred to a hospital in Melbourne, where she is treated for poisoning
Friday, August 4
Gail and Heather die in hospital.
Police find Erin's food dehydrator dumped at a tip
Saturday, August 5
Don dies in hospital. Police search Erin Patterson's home in Leongatha and seize a number of items.
Sunday, August 6
Police are seen returning to Erin's home to question her. She is heard wailing loudly from inside the house before the four officers leave.
Monday, August 7
Victoria Police Detective Inspector for the Homicide Squad, Dean Thomas, confirms Erin is being treated as a person of interest in the case.
However, he says the investigation is still in its early stages and it is yet to be determined if the deaths are suspicious.
A short time later, Erin breaks her silence and speaks to reporters outside the home. She says she is devastated and 'loves' the four relatives who came to her home. She denies any wrongdoing but does not answer questions where the mushrooms came from, who picked them or what meal she made for her guests.
Tuesday, August 8
In a bizarre twist, Simon Patterson was revealed to have suffered from a mysterious Stomach illness in June, 2022. He fell into a coma and was in ICU for 21 days. His case is yet to be explained by doctors.
Forensic testing is underway to find any traces of death cap mushroom on the food dehydrator. Police believe it was used during preparation of the meal.
Wednesday, August 9
Daily Mail Australia reveals that Simon Patterson was expected to attend the lunch, but pulled out at the last minute
Thursday, August 10
Erin Patterson tells reporters she is driving to Melbourne to see her lawyers. A representative from the legal firm later arrives at her house to hand deliver a letter, but she is not home.
Friday August 11
Erin Patterson provides a lengthy written statement to police
A tradesman claims he took a photo of a so-called 'death wall' covered in macabre and satanic scrawled images inside the house of suspected poison mushroom cook Erin Patterson.
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