Three online friends Erin Patterson met through a true crime Facebook group gave evidence that she thought her estranged husband was ‘demanding’ and at times put his church before their family.
Simon Patterson has denied quizzing Erin Patterson about using a food dehydrator to poison his family while she was in hospital.
Erin Patterson was ‘excited’ to show her online friends a photo of a food dehydrator she purchased, and told them her husband was ‘controlling’ and put the church above their family.
Erin Patterson became ‘extremely aggressive’ after her relationship with her estranged husband, Simon, soured over financial disputes, a court has heard.
The jury has been shown a messaging exchange in which Erin Patterson became very upset after believing she was not invited to Gail Patterson’s 70th birthday party; as estranged husband Simon continues to give evidence.
Erin Patterson repeatedly pushed her estranged husband to attend a lunch at her home — where three of his relatives would later die — saying she had spent a ‘small fortune’ on beef eye fillet.
Simon Patterson details fallout with estranged wife over school fees and child support, and told her he ‘felt uncomfortable’ coming to lunch that left three guests dead.
Erin Patterson lured her estranged husband’s relatives into her home to serve them poisoned beef Wellington, then lied about serving the same meal to her own kids, prosecutors allege.
Erin Patterson lured four lunch guests to her home under the guise of a fake cancer diagnosis, serving them beef Wellington on different coloured plates to her own, and disposed of a food dehydrator to conceal the crime, a court has been told.
Prosecutors running the murder case against mushroom chef Erin Patterson have dropped charges relating to the alleged attempted murder of her ex-husband.
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