An Australian woman’s case is accused of serving the poisonous mushrooms of her ex -husband’s family, this week began, about a year later the suspect requested not to be guilty of her allegations.
50 -year -old Erin Patterson was accused of three murder cases and a count of attempt to murder. He was originally accused with two cases of attempt to murder, although the allegation was removed earlier this week.
Patterson appeared in the Victoria State Supreme Court on Wednesday, where prosecutor Nanet Rogers told the gamblers that the accused had a meal of beef wellington, mashed potatoes and green beans at their home in rural city on July 29, 2023.
Her guests included both her in -laws, Gayle and Don Patterson, both; Gayle’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66; And Wilkinson’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, 68.
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Erin Patterson is accused of killing three family members, serving him beef Wellington with poisonous mushrooms. (James Ross/AAP image through AP)
The next day, all four guests were admitted to the hospital with the Death Cap Mushroom – or Amanita Phaloids with poisoning – which were added to beef and pastry dish. Simon Patterson, Erin’s husband, was not in appearance despite being invited.
Ian Wilkinson spent seven weeks in the hospital after lunch.
A few days after consuming food at Patterson’s house, the other three victims died.
On Tuesday, the prosecution told the gamblers that Patterson tried to kill her husband and left three allegations. Both were separated from 2015.
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In this court room sketch, Erin Patterson appears in Latrobe Valley Magistrate Court, Victoria, 3 November, 2023. Patterson is not convicted in an Australian court on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in an Australian court on charges of serving poisonous mushrooms, with Patterson, her ex-husband’s parents and lunch. (Anita Lester/AAP image through AP)
Patterson invited her husband and her relatives for lunch two weeks before poison, as she was participating in a church service at the Korumburra Baptist Church. Ian Wilkinson was a pastor in the Church, and initially, Simon accepted the invitation.
“He said the purpose of lunch was to discuss some medical issues that he had and how to break it,” Rogers told Jury. “The accused said it was important that the children were not present for lunch.”
Wonder was surprising for Wilkinson, Rogers said he was never invited to Patterson’s five -bedroom house.
In the morning after a meeting at Patterson’s house, the prosecution alleged, Heather Wilkinson told Simon Patterson that she was surprised that Erin was eating with a separate plate than guests.
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Four guests who had lunch by Erin Patterson were admitted to the hospital for poison by Death Cap Mushroom the next day. (By Photo Desostini/Getty Image)
“I noticed that Erin put his food on a separate plate for us,” Heather Wilkinson said according to the prosecution. “There were colors on his plate. I wondered why it was so. I am surprised about it since lunch.”
Simon told his aunt that it was possible that his wife had gone out of the plates.
The prosecution also explained that the gamblers Patterson diagnosed an ovarian cancer, to explain why her children were not in lunch.
“After lunch, the accused announced that he had cancer and asked for advice whether to tell the children or keep it,” Rogers said. “They discussed the best to be honest with children. He prayed as a group for the health and knowledge of the accused regarding telling the children.”
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Erin Patterson allegedly invited family members for lunch, where he served Beef Wellington, although the next day, all four guests were hospitalized for poison by death cap mushrooms. (Rodin Acneroth/Getty Image)
Nevertheless, Patterson’s lawyer, Colin Mandy, told the gamblers that his customer never had cancer. He also said that the guests were poisoned by mushroom Patterson, although poisoning was a “terrible accident”.
Rogers advised the jury that she would not provide a purpose for poison, saying, “You don’t have to be satisfied what was the purpose, or even a motive.”
Erin Patterson eventually went to the hospital, complaining about diarrhea and nausea, two days after serving beef Wellington. But at that time, his guests were found to be suffering from death cap poisoning.
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She later told the officials that she cooked with a mixture of mushrooms, which she bought from a supermarket and dried mushrooms from an Asian diet shop, denying that she was ready for wild mushrooms.
But Mandy said that his client lied about not forging for wild mushrooms.
“He formed for mushrooms,” Mandy told the jury. “Just that we clarify this. She denies that she ever intentionally demanded a death cap mushroom.”
The test was postponed by Thursday and is expected to continue for six weeks.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
