Key occasions
Patterson denies ‘goal’ of lunch used to be to speak about scientific recommendation
Rogers says Patterson didn’t need her youngsters to be provide on the lunch so they wouldn’t devour the meal she used to be making plans to serve her lunch visitors.
“No, that’s not true,” Patterson says.
Rogers displays the courtroom a message Simon despatched on 28 July 2023 – the day previous to the lunch. In it, Simon says he feels “too uncomfortable” to wait the lunch however is worked up to speak about Patterson’s “health” and the “implications” of it.
Rogers says Simon’s connection with Patterson’s well being is a right away connection with her telling him on 16 July 2023 that she had essential scientific information.
“I disagree,” Patterson replies.
In Patterson’s answer, she stated Simon declining the lunch invite used to be disappointing. She stated she won’t be capable to host a lunch like this “for a long time”.
Rogers says Patterson wrote the ones phrases to make it look like the “medical issue was the reason”. She says Patterson used to be “purporting” to discuss with the scientific problems she advised him about on 16 July 2023.
Patterson says she did inform Simon on 16 July 2023 that she sought after to speak about scientific issues on the lunch.
Patterson says in her previous proof, she used to be rejecting that the scientific factor used to be “important” and that she wanted recommendation on how you can destroy it to the kids.
“I wasn’t after advice,” she says.
Patterson says she did wish to talk about scientific recommendation however it used to be now not the “purpose” of the lunch. She says:
I will’t take into accout the best phrases however all I will inform you is it used to be now not why I used to be inviting him.
Patterson denies telling ex-partner she had essential scientific information she sought after recommendation on
Rogers says Simon gave proof that on 16 July 2023 – two weeks previous to the lunch – Patterson approached him after a church carrier and stated she had some essential scientific information she sought after recommendation on and how you can destroy it to the kids.
Patterson says she did method Simon after the carrier however rejects pronouncing those phrases.
Rogers says Simon recalled Patterson pronouncing she used to be inviting him to lunch in addition to his oldsters, Don and Gail, and his aunt and uncle, Heather and Ian.
Patterson concurs she invited Simon to lunch.
Patterson rejects that she advised Simon she didn’t need their youngsters to wait the lunch.
Patterson rejects proof of Facebook pal
Rogers says Patterson’s Facebook pal Christine Hunt gave proof Patterson painted Simon as a father who used to be “coercive”. Patterson rejects that she advised Hunt this.
Rogers says Hunt’s proof used to be additionally that Simon disagreed together with her so much, specifically in keeping with scientific problems in their youngsters. Patterson rejects this.
Rogers says kid coverage employee, Katrina Cripps, gave proof that Patterson advised her Simon have been “mean” to her “but never nasty”.
“I think I did say that,” Patterson says.
Patterson ‘ashamed’ of ‘fuck em’ textual content message
Rogers displays the courtroom some other Facebook message in a gaggle chat on 6 December 2022 together with her on-line pals. In the message, Patterson stated her in-laws would now not step in to assist unravel her dispute with Simon. She then wrote “so fuck em” on the subject of Don and Gail.
Patterson says:
I wrote that and I used to be venting and I used to be pissed off.
I’m ashamed that I wrote that.
Patterson and Simon’s interactions had been ‘strained’, courtroom hears
Rogers says Patterson’s son gave proof that whilst she and Simon had been married the interactions previous to the lunch had been “very negative”.
Asked if she concurs with the commentary, Patterson says the pair’s interactions had been “strained”.
Roger displays a Facebook message Patterson despatched to her Facebook pals on 6 December 2022. In the message she wrote: “This family I swear to fucking god.”
“This expressed your true feelings about Don and Gail,” Rogers says.
“No,” Patterson says.
Patterson additionally rejects Rogers’ recommendation {that a} message at the similar day the place she stated Don and Gail had been a “lost cause” mirrored her true emotions against them.
Patterson says she advised ex-partner ahead of she moved youngsters to a brand new faculty
Rogers takes Patterson to Facebook messages she despatched to her on-line pals in a gaggle chat on 7 December 2022.
In the message, Patterson says if Simon is probably not eager about paying for college charges she will “choose their school all by myself”.
Rogers asks if Patterson’s proof remains to be that she consulted Simon ahead of she moved her youngsters to a brand new faculty.
“I did advise. I did tell him,” Patterson says.
Patterson denies she used to be ‘angry’ together with her in-laws
Rogers suggests Patterson used to be “angry” that her in-laws would now not adjudicate the dispute between her and Simon.
Patterson says she used to be now not offended.
Rogers says Patterson didn’t inform Simon she used to be making plans to transport their youngsters to a brand new faculty.
Rogers says: “I suggest you just did it without notice to him. Correct or incorrect?”
Patterson rejects this.
Patterson denies making an attempt to steer in-laws in crew chat messages
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC is cross-examining Patterson.
Patterson is seated within the witness field, wearing a gloomy most sensible with white polka dots.
Rogers takes Patterson to a gaggle chat she had with Simon and his oldsters, Don and Gail. The messages, proven to the courtroom the day gone by, are from December 2022 and at the app Signal.
In the messages, the gang are discussing monetary preparations for his or her youngsters, together with their faculty charges.
Yesterday, Patterson stated within the messages she used to be now not looking to get her in-laws to steer their son, Simon, to pay part of Patterson and Simon’s youngsters’s faculty charges.
Rogers asks Patterson if that is nonetheless her solution. Patterson says it’s.
She says she used to be looking to get her in-laws to “mediate” the problem.
“I was trying to ask Don and Gail to help Simon and I communicate about this better,” Patterson says.
The jurors have entered the court in Morwell.
What the jury heard on Thursday
As we look ahead to lately’s court cases to get beneath approach, right here’s a recap of what the jury heard on Thursday – day 27 of the trial.
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Under cross-examination, Erin Patterson denied intentionally foraging loss of life cap mushrooms, hanging them in a pork wellington she served her visitors and weighing them to calculate the deadly dose for an individual.
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Patterson denied telling her lunch visitor she have been recognized with most cancers. Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC stated she advised her lunch visitors she had most cancers. Patterson responded: “I don’t agree.” Earlier, she stated she concept she mentioned “undergoing some testing” at lunch.
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Patterson stated she lied to police about dehydrating mushrooms and meals as a result of she used to be “afraid” of being “held responsible”.
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Patterson used to be cross-examined on correspondence together with her spouse’s mother, Gail Patterson, within the lead-up to the lunch about scientific appointments that didn’t happen. During the wondering by way of Rogers, Patterson said she lied about appointments, together with for a needle biopsy.
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Justice Christopher Beale advised the jury the timeline of the trial – to begin with scheduled for as much as six weeks – had blown out by way of no less than a fortnight.
Good morning
Welcome to day 28 of Erin Patterson’s triple homicide trial.
Patterson, who started attesting on Monday afternoon, will go back to the witness field for a 5th day.
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC will proceed cross-examining Patterson.
The trial, which is in its 6th week, will resume from 10.30am. The courtroom will adjourn early lately, at 1pm.
Patterson, 50, faces 3 fees of homicide and one rate of tried homicide on the subject of a pork wellington lunch she served at her area in Leongatha, in regional Victoria, on 29 July 2023.
She is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and her estranged husband’s aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The tried homicide rate pertains to Heather’s husband, Ian.
She has pleaded now not accountable to the fees.
The prosecution alleges Patterson intentionally poisoned her lunch visitors with “murderous intent” however her legal professionals say the poisoning used to be a sad twist of fate.