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Posted on 04/30/2025 10:15:44 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Mr Patterson is the first witness in the trial of Ms Patterson - who is charged with the murder of three relatives and the attempted murder of another, with the case centring on a beef wellington lunch at her house in July 2023.
Ms Patterson, 50, has pleaded not guilty and her defence team says she "panicked" after unintentionally serving poison to family members she loved.
Three people died in hospital in the days after the meal, including Ms Patterson's former in-laws, Don Patterson, 70, and Gail Patterson, 70, as well as Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66. Local pastor Ian Wilkinson survived after weeks of treatment in hospital.
The jury has been shown text messages exchanged between Simon and Erin Patterson the day before the deadly mushroom lunch.
Mr Patterson said he felt "too uncomfortable" about attending the lunch.
The couple met in 2002, while both working at Monash City Council, where Mr Patterson was a civil engineer.
Asked about his wife, Mr Patterson said: "Erin is very intelligent.
"Some of the things that attracted me to her in the first place is definitely her intelligence. She's quite witty and can be quite funny."
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Beware of Exs bearing gifts
Lobelia Bracegirdle of Hardbottle was always trying to serve Bilbo Baggins and his beloved nephew Frodo deaths cap mushrooms, but they were on to her tricks.
“She’s quite witty and can be very funny.” Ya cretin, your wife on trial for murder. A laugh a minute./s
He’s not married to her anymore - they got divorced years ago...which makes it even stranger for her to invite her ex-in-laws to dinner....or even her ex though he declined
Yikes! Death by deadly amanita is known to be excruciatingly painful. She sounds like a psychopath. Someone call Columbo.
She obviously didn’t her HER Beef wellington!!
I don’t eat mushrooms, the mere taste makes me vomit. You ain’t killing me this way...
This reads like a plotline from “Midsommer Murders”.
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