Here are the rest of yesterdays updates
12:40
Justice Beale outlines key evidence
Justice Beale has told the jury about the tendency evidence they should take into account when deciding whether 'the prosecution has proved beyond reasonable doubt' Patterson 'deliberately put death cap mushrooms in the beef Wellingtons'.
'If you find that she had a tendency to pick and eat wild mushrooms, including putting them in meals she served to others or if you think it is a reasonable possibility that she had that tendency, you may consider that it increases possibilities that the death cap mushrooms ended up in the beef Wellingtons accidentally, rather than deliberately,' Justice Beale said.
12:43
Jury warned to be wary of kids' evidence
Justice Beale has warned the jury about the evidence of Patterson's children because they were not cross-examined in court.
'This was done to spare the children of added torment,' he said.
Justice Beale said mistakes could have been made in their evidence and they needed to determine whether they accepted their evidence in whole or in part.
12:49
The five key witnesses in prosecution case
Justice Beale said five prosecution witnesses were of note: the first being Simon Patterson (pictured right).
Justice Beale discussed Patterson's relationship with her husband over the years
The jury heard Simon said his friendship with Patterson had been 'strong' until late-2022.
Simon said the lunch invite came off the back of information related to a 'medical issue'.
The jury was reminded about this line of questioning, which took place in the opening days of the trial.
Simon told the jury Patterson had wanted to talk about 'this serious matter' at the lunch.
Justice Beale said Simon had been challenged on his recollection of the matter being described as 'important' or 'serious'.
The jury heard Simon had not used those words in his police statement.
12:54
Jury reminded about evidence of lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson
Justice Beale is taking the jury back through the evidence of Pastor Ian Wilkinson (pictured) who survived the lunch after spending a period in intensive care.
The jury heard Mr Wilkinson said he remembered being invited to the lunch after a discussion with Gail and Don Patterson.
Justice Beale said Mr Wilkinson told the jury he thought the beef Wellingtons were on an oven tray and he had told police the same.
The jury was reminded about what Mr Wilkinson said about Patterson's cancer claims.
The pastor had told police Patterson said she had 'suspected cancer'.
He then gave evidence he thought she said she had cancer.
'I think she was saying she had cancer,' he said at trial.
13:00
Doctor named as key prosecution witness
Justice Beale told the jury Leongatha Hospital doctor Dr Chris Webster (pictured) was also a key prosecution witness.
The jury was reminded of Dr Webster's evidence when he encountered Patterson at the hospital.
Dr Webster also answered questions about conversations he had with other medical staff at Leongatha and Monash Medical Centre.
Justice Beale said Dr Webster was quizzed during the trial about the conversations he had regarding transferring patients to better equipped metropolitan hospitals.
The jury was also reminded about the process that went into having Patterson transferred between hospitals.
13:01
Sister-in-law's evidence highlighted to jury
The jury has now been taken to the evidence of Patterson's sister-in-law Tanya Patterson.
Tanya had told the jury Simon and Patterson's relationship had been good for 'many years' after their separation but it had deteriorated in the last few months before the lunch.
Tanya said Simon didn't attend Christmas holidays with the family and Patterson had taken the kids out of school without telling Simon.
13:11
Heath department officer's evidence under the microscope
Justice Beale is going through the evidence of health department officer Ms Atkinson who spoke with Patterson several times after the lunch.
Ms Atkinson had been leading the public health investigation into what ingredients Patterson used in the lunch and where the mushrooms were sourced from.
The jury heard Ms Atkinson gave evidence that Patterson initially claimed she used Woolworths mushrooms in the Wellingtons.
Ms Atkinson also made a document outlining her notes from conversations with the accused.
Justice Beale then turned to the topic of Patterson's claims about dried mushrooms being purchased and Ms Atkinson said it was unclear if Patterson had used the mushrooms in a previous dish.
Ms Atkinson said Patterson mentioned the dried mushrooms smelt a 'bit off' so she stored them in a jar.
The trial is on a break and will resume at 2.15pm.
14:31
The eight topics the prosecution alleged were 'inconsistent statements'
Justice Beale is now taking the jury through the 'alleged prior inconsistent statements by the accused'.
He told the jury the prosecution (pictured) wanted him to highlight the eight 'topics' of alleged inconsistent statements.
The topics Justice Beale listed are:
1. Whether the accused had a tendency to pick and eat wild mushrooms between 2020 and 2023.
2. Whether the children were invited to or free to attend the lunch on July 29.
3. The source of the mushrooms that went into the beef Wellingtons.
4. How much the accused ate of her beef Wellington.
5. How much Gail Patterson ate of her beef Wellington.
6. When the accused claimed she started to experience diarrhoea.
7. Whether the accused knew or suspected the lunch was the cause of Don and Gail's illness only in the evening of Sunday July 30, 2023.
8. Whether the accused knew that Donald and Gail Patterson were in comas by the morning of Tuesday, August 1, 2023.
14:37
Jury bursts into laughter at Judge's 'Dr Mushroom' mistake
Prior to the lunch break, Justice Beale drew a laugh from the jury and the court room when he mispronounced a doctor's name as 'Dr Mushroom'.
Justice Beale had been taking the jury through Patterson's claims she had a tendency to forage for wild edible mushrooms and what the accused told witness Dr Laura Muldoon.
'Dr Muldoon gave evidence she asked Ms Patterson whether she used wild mushrooms in the beef wellington,' Justice Beale said.
'Ms Patterson said she thinks she told Dr Mushroom, ah Muldoon, she had not used wild mushrooms.'
Justice Beale joked after the courtroom burst into laughter that his mistake was 'deliberate just to check if you were still awake'.
He then laughed himself before moving on.
14:40
Patterson's foraging claims highlighted to the jury
Back to the eight topics, Justice Beale said Patterson (legal team pictured) claimed to have cooked up some foraged mushrooms from her property and ate them.
Justice Beale also said Patterson claimed she would put the mushrooms in meals 'we all ate'.
Patterson told the jury she'd chop up the mushrooms into such small pieces the kids couldn't pick them out.
She claimed she foraged at the Korumburra botanical gardens and at her property.
Patterson claimed to have picked wild mushrooms at the gardens including slippery jacks and honey mushrooms.
14:42
Kids claimed they weren't invited to the lunch
Regarding topic two, Justice Beale said Simon suggested Patterson wasn't keen on the kids attending the lunch due to the discussion of the 'serious matter'.
Patterson's daughter said her mum told her the lunch was for adults and 'adult stuff' would be discussed.
Justice Beale also reminded the jury Patterson's son also said the kids weren't invited to the lunch.
14:42
Patterson's claims about source of mushrooms put to the test
Justice Beale has turned to topic three, the source of the mushrooms served in the lunch.
The jury again heard about claims the mushrooms had come from the local supermarket.
They also heard about the Tupperware container, which Patterson 'now' believed was 'possible' it contained foraged mushrooms.
Patterson claimed she only realised days later foraged mushrooms might have been in the container, the jury was reminded.
14:50
What Patterson initially said about the mushrooms
Justice Beale, still discussing the source of the mushrooms, has addressed the initial concerns doctors had that death caps were in the lunch.
The jury heard Patterson simply mentioned Woolworths as the source of the mushrooms during her initial conversations.
The jury heard Simon's brother Matthew Patterson also called Patterson to probe her for information on the source of the mushrooms.
'She mentioned fresh mushrooms from Woolies and some dried mushrooms from a "Chinese shop",' the jury heard.
Justice Beale also said a doctor at the Austin Hospital also asked about the mushrooms on July 31.
The doctor said Patterson again claimed they had come from Leongatha "Safeway", now known as Woolworths, and a Chinese shop in Oakleigh.
The jury heard Patterson could not remember the name of the shop, suggesting perhaps it was in Glen Waverley instead.
A doctor from Monash, on July 31, also spoke to Patterson, asking her about what was in the meal.
The doctor said Patterson claimed she used dried mushrooms, possibly shitake or porcini, which she got from a Chinese shop.
The doctor said she asked if any had been foraged and Patterson denied it.
The jury heard Patterson was asked repeatedly about where the dried mushrooms had come from and again, she denied foraging, the jury heard.
14:51
Patterson gave 'various locations' to where the dried mushrooms originated
The jury heard Patterson gave various locations for where the dried mushrooms may have originated.
Child protection worker Katrina Cripps (pictured) claimed Patterson also mentioned pre-sliced mushrooms from Woolworths and that some mushrooms came from a Chinese grocer.
Ms Cripps said Patterson had hoped the dried mushrooms would add more flavour.
14:59
Who ate what at the fatal lunch
Justice Beale has turned to topic four and the question of how much of the Wellington Patterson ate.
Patterson claimed she 'ate some' of her Wellington
'A quarter or a third,' Justice Beale said.
Patterson later claimed she ate half of her meal, according to Ms Cripps.
Justice Beale also broached topic five, how much Gail Patterson ate.
The jury heard Patterson gave evidence Gail (pictured with Don) ate 'quite a lot' of hers.
'So, Ian and Heather ate all of theirs. Don ate all of his and Gail ate quite a lot of hers, not all of it,' Patterson previously told the jury.
'Don finished off what she hadn't eaten. I ate quarter or a third, somewhere around there.'
15:02
Questions over when Patterson first felt unwell
Topic six, when Patterson claimed she started to experience diarrhoea.
Justice Beale said Simon claimed Patterson said she felt unwell on the afternoon after the lunch.
The jury heard Simon claimed Patterson said she had diarrhoea symptoms.
'She was worried she could have an accident,' he said.
Ms Cripps said Patterson told her she felt unwell the evening of the lunch.
During a trip out that night, Patterson claimed she didn't leave the car because she was worried about pooing her pants.
Patterson also claimed her seated position acted 'like a cork'.
15:07
Jury told to determine which witness accounts to believe
Justice Beale has taken the jury to police suspicions Patterson knew the meal was poisoned and also discussed about when the accused might have learnt when Don and Gail were sick.
Justice Beale has told the jury if someone made an 'inconsistent statement' they could use it to assess a witness' credibility.
The jury was also told they 'could use which ever version of the account they wished'.
'[If a] witness' prior statement is inconsistent with his or her evidence in court, you will have two different accounts from the same witness,' Justice Beale said.
'It is for you to determine which accounts, if any, to believe.'
15:20
Jury told about qualifications of expert witnesses
Justice Beale is now explaining the evidence of prosecution expert witnesses Dr Matthew Sorell (pictured) and Cybercrime Squad cop Shamen Fox-Henry.
The jury was ran through their qualifications before being reminded about some of the complex terminology used by the experts, particularly linked to the evidence related to mobile phone movements.
The jury heard Dr Sorell is an experienced telecommunications expert whose company specialises in phone location data.
Dr Sorell also has a PHD and lectures at the University of Adelaide and has consulted in more than 400 criminal matters Australia-wide.
The prosecution utilised Dr Sorell to give his expert evidence after analysing Patterson's phone data connections to local base stations the prosecution alleged put Patterson in Outtrim and Loch shortly after death cap sightings.
15:34
Court erupts in laughter after judge makes another harmless mistake
Justice Beale has drawn the laughter of the courtroom and the jury over another simple mistake.
He was attempting to explain to the jury Dr Sorell's 'garden hose' theory about how a phone may remain linked to a certain base station even if the phone has moved to a new location.
The analogy was mentioned similarly to when you turn a garden hose off at the tap and there's still water running at the end.
'Using the analogy of a garden line, of the garden gnome… of a garden hose,' Justice Beale said before the court erupted into laughter.
The jury was told once again how mobile phone towers worked and what kinds of coverage they offered in the area police alleged Patterson travelled to, to collect death cap mushrooms.
The jury heard the phone expert admitted there were 'limitations' on the accuracy of his evidence.
The jury heard further information was often needed to prove a phone was in a certain area.
15:58
Jury told Patterson 'possibly' visited death cap hot spots
The jury was taken through the dates police allege Patterson made trips to Outtrim and Loch, where death caps had been sighted and posted about on the iNaturalist website.
'You may use Dr Sorell's opinions as evidence of the accused having possibly, possibly visited the Loch post code on the morning of the 28th of May 2023,' Justice Beale said.
The judge also told the jury there was no evidence Patterson 'actually visited the [Loch] postcode'.
Justice Beale reminded the jury it is the prosecution case Patterson visited Loch and Outtrim to harvest death cap mushrooms.
The jury heard Patterson bought the dehydrator on the same day as one alleged visit while another expert, Dr Tom May (pictured), suggested photos of mushrooms in that dehydrator were death caps.
Justice Beale drew more laughs when he told the jury they 'didn't need to bring their toothbrush tomorrow' before sending them home for the day.
The trial has concluded for the day and the Daily Mail Australia's live coverage will resume at 8am local time on Wednesday, June 25.
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