Australia - 3 dead after eating wild mushrooms, Leongatha, Victoria, Aug 2023 #11 *Arrest*

[Yh5r]

Erin Patterson is being called to the stand shortly by the defense. This should be good.

As she is a defense witness, the defense will question her first and then the prosecution has the opportunity to cross examine her, is that right?

 

[HoneyBunOne]

!!

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1m ago

Erin Patterson to give evidence​

By Melissa Brown​

Erin's lawyer has told the jury that Erin Patterson will given evidence.

He did not say when that will happen.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall. This will be interesting!! I can not wait to hear her answers to everything the prosecution puts forth. Every. Last. Question.

 

[HoneyBunOne]

As she is a defense witness, the defense will question her first and then the prosecution has the opportunity to cross examine her, is that right?

Yep, I believe so. Each side can question anyone on the witness stand is my belief.

 

[PingTheRouter]

Oh, to be a fly on the wall. This will be interesting!! I can not wait to hear her answers to everything the prosecution puts forth. Every. Last. Question.

Will have her entire evidence from today on my show tonight, not just quotes ... all of it

 

[drsleuth]

We will be back from break any minute

It's a shame you haven't been reporting to us in here the past month or so

 

[MsMarple]

I wonder whose idea it was that Erin will testify?

 

[drsleuth]

I’m shocked, I didn’t expect this.

To be honest I'm not entirely shocked. It's all about Erin IMO

 

[MrJ]

I wonder whose idea it was that Erin will testify?

I wonder if it was hers...

 

[PingTheRouter]

It's a shame you haven't been reporting to us in here the past month or so

I know and I am sorry

It's flat out doing this in the media room, we have to take our own notes and transcripts so it's time consuming, today as slow ao I decided to come see you all

 

[MsMarple]

To be honest I'm not entirely shocked. It's all about Erin IMO

Erin Erin Erin lol.

 

[drsleuth]

I know and I am sorry

It's flat out doing this in the media room, we have to take our own notes and transcripts so it's time consuming, today as slow ao I decided to come see you all

OK

 

[MsMarple]

Key Event
1m ago

Erin Patterson's evidence is about to begin​

By Joseph Dunstan​

Erin Patterson is seated in the witness stand to begin giving evidence in her triple-murder trial.

She's wearing a dark, paisley-patterned, long-sleeved shirt and has thick-framed glasses, which she's set down beside her on the table.

In front of her is a wide computer monitor, which will display any exhibits or evidence she is being questioned on.

A jug of water and disposable cup is also sitting on the table before her.

She gives her full name as Erin Trudi Patterson and declares that she will give the whole truth in her evidence.

 

[drsleuth]

Erin Patterson murder trial day 24 – as it happened

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21m ago15.12 AEST

Erin Patterson to give evidence​

Erin Patterson will take to the witness box and give evidence in her triple murder trial.

Patterson’s lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, has told the court his client will testify.

“The defence will call Erin Patterson,” he said.

Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha, in regional Victoria, on 29 July 2023.

She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

The court is on a short break. The trial will resume at 3.30pm.

3m ago15.30 AEST
Our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci, is in the courtroom in Morwell.

Members of the Patterson and Wilkinson families, including Ian Wilkinson, are in the court. Wilkinson is the sole surviving guest from the lethal lunch hosted by Patterson on 29 July 2023.

There are no spare spots in the 40-seat room.

 

[Yh5r]

I was ready to leave work and head home but staying put! She's taken the witness stand!

 

[MrJ]

She gives her full name as Erin Trudi Patterson and declares that she will give the whole truth in her evidence.

Let's hope so...

 

[Deleted member 363451]

She was about to leave the area after the lunch, imo. And she had already changed their schools prior to the lunch.

Perhaps this goes to motive. Perhaps Simon wouldn’t agree to the kids moving areas.

Simon only had the female child on weekends.

Why do you think she was going to move from Leongatha?

 

[MrJ]

1m ago
Erin is asked about her children

By Joseph Dunstan

She gives her full name as Erin Trudi Patterson and declares that she will give the whole truth in her evidence.

She's being questioned by her lawyer Colin Mandy SC.

He starts by asking Ms Patterson how her children were in July 2023.

"My children had just recently settled into a new school, I had changed schools at the start of that term," she says.

She says they were coping "a lot better than I expected" and were making friends "quite quickly" at their new schools.

She says her son hadn't been at the new school for long so it was early days, but it seemed the new school would "be able to cater to his identified individual learning needs" in a better way than his previous school.

Erin says at that time, the children were living with her full time and could see their father Simon "whenever they wanted to".

She says that meant her daughter often spent Saturdays with her father, but her son was "only seeing his dad really at church or youth group".

 

[drsleuth]

3.13pm

‘The defence will call Erin Patterson’: Defence lawyer​

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Erin Patterson, clad in a simple paisley shirt, has entered the witness box.

It is the first time in 24 days of her murder trial that she has been called to give evidence.

Several members of the Wilkinson and Patterson families are present in court today, including lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson and Don Patterson’s brother Colin Patterson, among others.

Patterson’s defence lawyer Colin Mandy, SC, will begin the questioning.

“The defence will call Erin Patterson,” Mandy said.

3.30pm

Patterson called to give evidence by her defence team​

By​

Erin Patterson is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington meal that contained death cap mushrooms.

Patterson, wearing a paisley shirt, black pants, and sandals with her long brown hair out, has been called by her defence team to give evidence, after the prosecution closed its case on Monday afternoon.

She has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over the fatal 2023 lunch.

Court hears evidence from alleged mushroom cook: Erin Patterson trial day 24 as it happened

Erin Patterson, who is accused of murdering three relatives by serving them a beef Wellington meal that contained death cap mushrooms, is giving evidence. Follow our live updates from the trial.

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[MrJ]

1m ago
Erin was planning to study nursing

By Joseph Dunstan

Erin says at the start of 2023, she'd been accepted into a Bachelor of Nursing and Midwifery at Federation University.

She says she'd deferred that for one year to ensure she had enough time to care for her children, but was planning to take that up in 2024.

 

[drsleuth]

now15.39 AEST
Patterson questioned about life in July 2023

Mandy begins to examine his client. He says he will start by asking Patterson about her life in July 2023.

“In July of 2023, how were your children?” he asks.

She replies:

My children had just recently settled into a new school.


They had been there for a couple of weeks at the end of July.

She says they were coping “a lot better than I expected” and quickly made new friends.

Erin Patterson murder trial day 24 – as it happened

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