Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE: Lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson give evidences for day 6 in court
For the first time, the jury has heard from the medical staff who treated Erin Patterson’s lunch guests and witnessed their pain in the days before they died. FOLLOW LIVE
The high-profile trial of Erin Patterson continues today.
Ms Patterson is accused of murdering her former in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, as well as Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, with a deadly mushroom meal at her Leongatha home on July 29, 2023.
She is also accused of the attempted murder of Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the meal.
Ms Patterson has pleaded not guilty to all charges, claiming what happened was a “terrible accident”.
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Originally published as Erin Patterson murder trial LIVE: Lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson give evidences for day 6 in court
Daughter breaks down in tearful mushroom trial testimony
The youngest daughter of Don and Gail Patterson wiped away tears as she recalled being at her dying parents’ bedsides in the days after the mushroom lunch. FOLLOW LIVE
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Mushroom meal survivor reveals what happened at lethal lunch
Ian Wilkinson, the only guest who survived the lunch, has for the first time shared details about the meal Erin Patterson allegedly laced with death cap mushrooms.
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