Mushroom trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson’s estranged husband to take the stand in murder trial

By PAUL SHAPIRO AND WAYNE FLOWER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 01:35 BST, 1 May 2025 | Updated: 01:41 BST, 1 May 2025

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Erin Patterson’s estranged husband Simon Patterson to take the stand

Day three of Erin Patterson’s murder trial is is expected to start this morning with her estranged husband Simon Patterson (pictured below arriving at court) appearing as a witness for the first time. The trial resumes at 10.30am today.

Key points of the trial so far

Erin Patterson has pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and a charge of attempted murder following a fateful death cap mushroom-laden lunch at her home at Leongatha, in south-western Victoria, on July 23, 2023.

Her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson all died after eating beef Wellington prepared by Patterson.

Ian Wilkinson, a pastor and Heather’s husband, survived the lunch after spending several months in hospital.

The jury heard Patterson feigned having cancer to get her relatives together for lunch.

Her estranged husband Simon Patterson was invited, but did not attend.

Before she died, Heather claimed Erin Patterson ate her own beef Wellington off a different coloured and shaped plate.

Patterson also told doctors she became sick but attempted to stop medical professionals treating her children after it was feared they also ingested poisonous mushrooms.

Prosecutor Dr Nanette Rogers SC and lead defence barrister Colin Mandy SC will continue their roles in the trial today which is before Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale.

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Mushroom trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson’s estranged husband to take the stand in murder trial

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