A top silk representing Erin Patterson has quizzed a homicide squad detective about his investigation into the lethal lunch, asking him why several devices and detailed bank records were not seized by police.
Erin Patterson told Facebook friends “the best thing I can do is just forget about” her estranged husband and his parents “and live my life”, the jury has heard.
One of the multiple phones belonging to accused killer Erin Patterson has never been found by police, a jury has heard.
Erin Patterson’s transaction history from the week leading up to the fatal beef wellington meal has been shown to the jury. FOLLOW LIVE
A jury has heard the words of accused mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to police as she answered questions — telling them she had never foraged for mushrooms and didn’t own a dehydrator. Her own defence has admitted that these were lies.
Erin Patterson’s account of the deadly beef wellington lunch has been revealed to the jury today as footage of the accused murderer’s police interview was played in court.
Accused murderer Erin Patterson told a health official she had “explosive” diarrhoea after the beef wellington meal she prepared for her lunch guests and that she had never made it before but “wanted to do something fancy”, a jury has heard.
Messages between Erin Patterson and a health department officer detail how the accused triple-murderer says the deadly meal was prepared, insisting she only made one batch of mushroom paste.
Two years ago, four relatives were on the brink of death in hospital after consuming a beef wellington lunch allegedly laced with toxic mushrooms. Now, their doctor reveals how he fought to save them — and how one survived.
The intensive care specialist who treated Don, Gail, Heather and Ian has told the jury about the lengths doctors went to try and save their lives after the lethal lunch. LIVE UPDATES
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