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The jurors have entered the courtroom for day three of Erin Patterson’s homicide trial.
The proceedings will start shortly.
Day two recap
Right here’s a recap of what we heard on day two of Erin Patterson’s trial.
The prosecution has advised jurors that Patterson had invited her estranged husband, Simon, and his kin to her home in July 2023 to debate “medical points” she had and the way to break the information to her two youngsters.
Nanette Rogers SC, the prosecutor, stated Patterson had advised them she had most cancers, however the prosecution allege she didn’t have most cancers, and concocted the story about medical points to make sure that the kids weren’t current for the lunch.
The defence advised the courtroom it was not in dispute that Patterson had by no means been recognized with most cancers. Patterson’s lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, additionally stated she had lied to police about by no means foraging for mushrooms however denied ever having intentionally sought out dying cap mushrooms.
The defence’s case is that the three deaths had been a tragedy and a horrible accident. Mandy stated the principle subject within the case was that Patterson didn’t intentionally serve poisoned meals to her friends.
Good morning
Hiya and welcome to Guardian Australia’s dwell protection of the Erin Patterson trial, which is predicted to restart at 10.30am this morning.
Patterson is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson by feeding them a beef wellington dish allegedly laced with dying cap mushrooms in July 2023. The lunch passed off within the regional Victorian city of Leongatha, in Australia’s south-east.
Patterson can be accused of trying to homicide Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who recovered from the lunch after turning into ailing.
She has pleaded not responsible to murdering or trying to homicide the kin of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson.
The trial is predicted to run for 5 to 6 weeks. The supreme courtroom trial is being held in Morwell in Victoria’s Gippsland area.