So why did the mention of the dehydrator make her concerned about custody if she hadn’t used it in some nefarious way?
What was the connection between the dehydrator and a crime?
There may turn out to be no connection imo
So why did the mention of the dehydrator make her concerned about custody if she hadn’t used it in some nefarious way?
What was the connection between the dehydrator and a crime?
It couldn't have been before the lunch because she said she threw it out the day after it was spoken about at the hospital when the children and SP were there. I could be wrong, but I feel that was when she herself was in hospital which was the Monday/Tuesday.... as I don't feel she would have been at the hospital the guests were at.... again, I could be wrong.
If that's the case I think the tip worker was meaning he wasn't working on the Saturday when the police came?
The police questioned her on the Saturday. She lied to the police about the dehydrator. It appears the police had been to the tip prior to going to her house. They returned to her house later that evening and she chose not to answer further questions.
I think she said that she threw it out the day after the lunch (after first saying she threw it out a long time ago).
I would love to see EP be innocent. But there are lots of things pointing in the other direction and nothing substantial pointing in the direction of innocence.
The only thing that I could see as (minutely) feasible at the moment is for one punnet of mushrooms (and only one) to have been tampered with by a nefarious person. EP was the very unlucky person who bought that punnet. Her lunch guests were the very unlucky people who got sick and died (with one recovering).
I understand the dehydrator was recovered from the tip on the Friday before the police interviewed her on the Saturday.
EP saying she dumped it after the accusation from SP is only her words, not necessarily truth. It may have been dumped on the weekend of the lunch. Possibly the children being aware that she dumped it on the Saturday or Sunday is what prompted the discussion about it that SP heard.
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Police request CCTV at tip in mushroom poisoning investigation
www.9news.com.au
I understand the dehydrator was recovered from the tip on the Friday before the police interviewed her on the Saturday.
EP saying she dumped it after the accusation from SP is only her words, not necessarily truth. It may have been dumped on the weekend of the lunch. Possibly the children being aware that she dumped it on the Saturday or Sunday is what prompted the discussion about it that SP heard.
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Police request CCTV at tip in mushroom poisoning investigation
www.9news.com.au
The custody issue is speculation only, and no official statements have been made regarding this matter.So why did the mention of the dehydrator make her concerned about custody if she hadn’t used it in some nefarious way?
What was the connection between the dehydrator and a crime?
I'm not trying to prove her innocence, not at all. I'm just looking at the limited facts that we have available to us and trying to make sense of them.
TrueAt the time she threw the dehydrator out, no-one had died.
TruePolice were not involved.
Well, she may have known that she would probably be looked at , if she had served them toxic mushrooms.She didn't know she would be a triple murder suspect and need to provide evidence to investigators to prove her innocence.
The fact that she didn't ditch it til SP mentioned it tells me that it wasn't used to prepare a deadly meal.IMO EP wouldn't have ditched the dehydrator had SP not asked her (allegedly) if she had used it to poison his parents. IMO SP knew how to press EP's buttons and cause her worry and distress. FWIW I don't believe that the dehydrator had anything to do with the illnesses and deaths of the victims. JMO
"Ms Patterson said she was at the hospital with her children "discussing the food dehydrator" when her ex-husband, the son of the dead couple, asked: "Is that what you used to poison them?"
I was going off what EP herself gave as the reason why she dumped the dehydrator. She said she did it because she was worried she would lose custody of her children. Her statement could be considered “official” if we are to believe what she said but yes, she may have lied.The custody issue is speculation only, and no official statements have been made regarding this matter.
It has been frequently noted however, that SP had a very busy life, and was often away. He posted photographs of his overseas trip(s) on social media, which may support those comments. Hence, IMO he may not necessarily have been/be in a position to seek (further) custody.
IMO EP wouldn't have ditched the dehydrator had SP not asked her (allegedly) if she had used it to poison his parents. IMO SP knew how to press EP's buttons and cause her worry and distress. FWIW I don't believe that the dehydrator had anything to do with the illnesses and deaths of the victims. JMO
The custody issue is speculation only, and no official statements have been made regarding this matter.
However, his family came to lunch, reportedly for a mediation/negotiation, concerning the separation. So even if he was not interested in more time with the kids, it seems his parents were. JMOIt has been frequently noted however, that SP had a very busy life, and was often away. He posted photographs of his overseas trip(s) on social media, which may support those comments. Hence, IMO he may not necessarily have been/be in a position to seek (further) custody.
He was causing HER worry and distress? His parents were on their death bed. Why is she now the victim and he is the aggressor?IMO EP wouldn't have ditched the dehydrator had SP not asked her (allegedly) if she had used it to poison his parents. IMO SP knew how to press EP's buttons and cause her worry and distress.
Then why was she in such a panic?FWIW I don't believe that the dehydrator had anything to do with the illnesses and deaths of the victims. JMO
I wish we knew what they were 'discussing' in terms of the dehydrator?I wonder why she was discussing the dehydrator with her children at the hospital, if she had not yet thrown it out.
I was going off what EP herself gave as the reason why she dumped the dehydrator. She said she did it because she was worried she would lose custody of her children. Her statement could be considered “official” if we are to believe what she said but yes, she may have lied.
IMO she lied to LE about dumping the dehydrator because it could implicate her in the poisonings but of course you can interpret her words any way you wish.
Her quoted statement:
Ms Patterson also addressed media reports that police investigating the deaths had seized a food dehydrator at a local tip, saying it was hers.
In the statement, Ms Patterson admitted she lied to investigators when she told them she had dumped it at the tip "a long time ago".
Ms Patterson said she was at the hospital with her children "discussing the food dehydrator" when her ex-husband, the son of the dead couple, asked: "Is that what you used to poison them?"
Worried that she might lose custody of the couple's children, Ms Patterson said she then panicked and dumped the dehydrator at the tip.
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Woman who cooked suspected poisoned meal details where she bought mushrooms
The woman who cooked a meal that is believed to have contained poisonous mushrooms and led to the deaths of three people gives a lengthy written statement to police detailing her account of what happened, and revealing she was hospitalised after the incident.www.abc.net.au
If there was no connection, why did she lie about it?There may turn out to be no connection imo
If there was no connection, why did she lie about it?
But she had the leftovers, which would presumably prove her innocence. And the dehydrator would add to that exculpatory evidence . So dumping it makes no sense. JMOJust thinking out loud here....
Could it be that she sensed she was going to be blamed for making her lunch guests ill and it was going to be used against her by SP? Did she throw all the dehydrating equipment out to thwart any accusations he might make?
IMO attempting to destroy evidence rarely points to innocence.But she had the leftovers, which would presumably prover her innocence. And the dehydrator would add to that exculpatory evidence . So dumping it makes no sense. JMO
I don't think those words could be easily verified by SP or the children. Nor disputed by them.Words that can easily be verified by SP or the children. There would be no point lying again about something that could simply be disputed by three witnesses imo