The latest development of the high -level Australian judicial case Erin PattersonWho has been accused of the murders of his former parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson and the aunt of his ex-husband Heather Wilkinson, and the attempted murder of the uncle of his ex-husband Ian Wilkinson, presents a video of his daughter giving evidence to the police.
On the eighth day of the murder trial, the video, recorded on August 16, 2023, shows that his daughter spoke to the police of the meal that his mother prepared on July 29 of the same year.
Patterson, 50, pleaded not guilty and Her legal team says she “panicked” After having unintentionally served the poison with family members in a “terrible accident”.
Her daughter, who was not appointed, told the police that she had eaten the remains of the deadly meal of Wellington beef, potato puree and green beans with her mother and brother The next day after his mother served him to his former parents-in-law and Wilkinsons.
Patterson’s daughter said her mother said she was sick on the morning of July 30, the day after lunch.
Later in the evening, Patterson served her children and herself “remains” of the meal, including potatoes, green beans and steak – but no mushrooms.
When the officer asked Patterson’s daughter to tell her everything she could remember about the lunch that her mother organized, she said: “I was not there, so I don’t know.”
She told the officer that her mother said: “She wanted to have lunch with my grandparents and Heather and Ian”, and that they were going to talk about “adult stuff”, ” According to the goalkeeper.
On the sixth day of trial, Ian Wilkinson said to the courtroom on May 6 That Patterson told her guests that she had cancer. “She said she was very worried because she thought it was very serious and deadly,” he said. “She was impatient to talk to children. She asked for our advice on this.” Should I tell children or not talk to children about this threat to my life? “”
The court also heard Cindy Munro, a nurse on duty at Leongatha hospital on July 31, 2023, who treated Pattersons and Wilkinsons after they became very sick, experiencing vomiting and diarrhea the same evening as lunch.
Munro said Patterson “did not seem bad” compared to two of his guests. She told court that Patterson was angry and emotional and continued to repeat: “I don’t want any of this” with regard to hospital treatment.
The nurse said it was only her observation that Patterson did not seem as sick as the Wilkinsons, who were transferred to a larger hospital in Melbourne.
“She didn’t look bad at Heather and Ian,” said Munro. “Ian looked so much so that he could barely raise his head. She (Patterson) did not look bad. ”
Munro also told court that she had learned that the children of Patterson had eaten the remains of the fatal meal, but the mushrooms had been scratched with their portions.
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She said that she had told Patterson that there was still a risk that the mushroom toxin of the death ceiling could “infiltrate meat” and advised her children to be medical care immediately.
“She did not want to cause hassle, she did not want to withdraw them from school,” said Munro about Patterson’s response. “And it was then that she became quite tearful and quite worried, and … said” I don’t want children to be involved in this. “”
Throughout the trial, the jury heard details on lunch and there is no dispute that the meal of Wellington beef, potato puree and green beans contained death cap mushrooms, which are very fatal when ingested and caused serious illnesses.
The judge told the jury that the main problem in the case was whether Patterson planned to kill or cause very serious injuries with the meal she prepared.
Wilkinson previously declared to the courtroom that Patterson had tackled “all the food” and seemed “reluctant” to make his lunch guests enter his pantry, According to the BBC.
Heather Wilkinson (left) and Ian Wilkinson (right) attended a lunch with a parent who led to Heather’s death and left Ian to fight for his life. Police think they were poisoned with mushrooms from the decline in death.
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“Each person had an individual service, it was a lot like pastry,” said Wilkinson. “It was a pastry and when we cut it, there was steak and mushrooms.”
He said they all ate four gray plates and that Patterson ate an “orange bronzed” plate.
“Erin picked up the strange plate and brought it to the table. She took her to her place at the table,” he told court.
Wilkinson also said that his wife had told her the next day that she “noticed the difference in colors” of the plates.
He said that he and his wife “ate the whole meal”, while Don ate his meal and half of the Wellington beef that Gail did not finish.
“There was talk of husbands who helped their wives,” he said.
The ex-Mari de Patterson, Simon Patterson, refused the invitation to lunch. Last week, judge Christopher Beale told the jurors that prosecutors had Abandoned separate fees against Patterson alleging that she had also tried to kill her distant husband With poisonous mushrooms, also known as swimming mushrooms.
Mushrooms for the decline in death are Present in many forests in British Columbia But can also be found in municipal environments associated with many species of imported trees. According to the BC Center for Disease Control, the mushrooms were identified on the island of Vancouver and in the Lower Mainland.
Mushrooms for the decline in death resemble common puff mushrooms but should never be consumed. If you suspect that you may have consumed a death cap fungus, you should request emergency medical care immediately.
Symptoms of being poisoned by a mushroom of the death cap include low blood pressure, nausea and vomiting.
Patterson’s trial is expected to last six weeks. If she is found guilty, she faces a maximum sentence of imprisonment for life for accusations of murder and a maximum of 25 years behind bars for attempted murder.
– With Global News ‘Files’ Michelle Butterfield
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