By PAUL SHAPIRO AND WAYNE FLOWER FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 01:51 BST, 13 May 2025 | Updated: 01:51 BST, 13 May 2025

Follow Daily Mail Australia’s live coverage of accused mushroom chef Erin Patterson‘s murder trial at Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court in Morwell, Victoria.

Patterson trial set to resume for week three

Accused mushroom killer Erin Patterson, 50, will return to court this morning after she pleaded not guilty to three counts of murder and a charge of attempted murder.

The charges relate to a meal Patterson prepared for her in-laws at her Leongatha home on July 29, 2023.

Patterson cooked individual beef Wellingtons which contained death cap mushrooms.

Lunch guests including her parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson all died after consuming the deadly lunch and spending several days in hospital.

Heather’s husband Pastor Ian Wilkinson survived the lunch after spending several weeks in intensive care.

This is the third week of the trial.

So far, the jury has evidence from several medical witnesses who treated the lunch guests.

Other medical staff who encountered Patterson herself also told what they knew to the jury.

Paramedic Eleyne Spencer (pictured below right) told the jury how she travelled in a ambulance with Patterson and administered the suspected killer powerful opioid fentanyl to treat a headache.

Family members including Patterson’s estranged husband Simon told the jury how he was invited to the lunch but declined the invitation.

Lone lunch survivor Ian Wilkinson told the jury how he noticed Patterson ate her lunch from a smaller and different coloured plate to those of her guests.

In an emotionally charged end to week two, Patterson choked back tears after video recorded evidence of her children was played to the court.

The trial will resume shortly.

Paramedic Ellie Spencer

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