Mushroom trial LIVE updates: Erin Patterson's texts to estranged husband Simon before deadly mushroom lunch shown in court

Simon Patterson told the assemblage helium went location to slumber aft helium took Ian and Heather Wilkinson to infirmary and visited his parents earlier each 4 were transferred to the intensive attraction portion astatine the Austin Hospital successful Melbourne.

Mr Patterson said Erin phoned him and asked if helium could thrust her to hospital.

He said Erin told him she felt sick and was disquieted she mightiness person an ‘accident’ if she drove herself to hospital.

‘She feared she'll poo her pants,’ Mr Patterson told the jury.

‘(I) suggested she get an ambulance and spell to hospital.’

Mr Patterson besides said Erin told him she had fed leftovers of the mushroom-laden beef Wellington luncheon to thier children.

He suggested that the children besides beryllium taken to hospital.

'We were trying to lick the occupation of getting Erin and the kids into the aforesaid hospital,' Mr Patterson told the court.

'She's had a spot of barney with the staff, the aesculapian radical astatine Leongatha Hospital, she besides told maine erstwhile she admitted herself to Leongatha Hospital, they told her they wanted her to stay, they wanted to admit her arsenic a diligent - she wasn't blessed oregon prepared to bash that truthful she left.

'She went home, she said she laic down connected the level and fell dormant for 45 minutes.'

The proceedings volition resume astatine 2.15pm.

Erin Patterson archetypal mentioned the luncheon which yet turned fatal astir July 16, the assemblage has been told.

'She (Erin) was keen for it (the lunch) to beryllium without the kids,' her estranged hubby Simon Patterson said connected the witnesser stand.

'It was astir this "serious matter"; I was a spot reluctant.'

However, Mr Patterson said it 'sounded OK, though'.

He said Erin asked him: 'Are you going to enactment that successful your diary successful your phone?'

Mr Patterson said helium discussed the luncheon with his parents and Ian and Heather Wilkinson.

'They (Heather and Ian) were intrigued astir wherefore they were invited,' Mr Patterson told the jury.

He said helium and his begetter discussed the luncheon and the enigma crab lump Erin claimed she had.

He aboriginal called his parents to accidental helium would not beryllium attending earlier telling Erin successful a substance connection (pictured below).

'Sorry I consciousness excessively uncomfortable astir coming to luncheon with you, mum, dad, Heather and Ian time but americium blessed to speech astir your wellness and implications of that astatine different time,' Mr Patterson wrote.

'If you'd similar to sermon connected the telephone conscionable fto maine know.'

Erin responded: 'That's truly disappointing. I've spent galore hours this week preparing luncheon for time which has been exhausting successful airy of the issues I'm facing and spent a tiny luck connected beef oculus filet to marque beef Wellingtons due to the fact that I wanted it to beryllium a peculiar repast arsenic I whitethorn not beryllium capable to big a luncheon similar this again for immoderate time.

'It's important to maine that you're each determination tomorrow, and that I tin person the conversations that I request to have.

'I anticipation you'll alteration your mind. Your parents, Heather and Ian, are coming astatine 12.30, and I anticipation to spot you there.'

Simon Patterson is successful the process of being cross-examined by his estranged wife's barrister Colin Mandy SC.

Mr Patterson told the assemblage helium knew Erin was an Atheist erstwhile they met but she became spiritual aft they married.

She attended services astatine the Korumburra Baptist Church (pictured below) and sometimes accompanied Simon connected spiritual getaways with different members of the church.

The tribunal heard Erin Patterson ever had a emotion of animals and enjoyed travel, arsenic did Simon, and they enjoyed household holidays unneurotic aft their separation successful 2015.

The estranged mates travelled to South Africa, Botswana, Darwin, Adelaide, New Zealand, and South Australia connected household holidays pursuing their split.

Simon agreed helium had a 'strong friendship' with Erin 'until 2015 erstwhile it changed'.

The household went connected vacation unneurotic to South Africa successful 2018 but Patterson's mum died the pursuing twelvemonth and she and her sister divided the property which was finalised successful 2020.

Mr Patterson told the assemblage immoderate of the wealth from Erin's mother's property was utilized to plan and physique the location astatine Gibson St, Leongatha, wherever the fatal luncheon was held.

The assemblage heard Mr Patterson remained hopeful the 'family portion had a future' portion the monolithic five-bedroom location was being built arsenic helium and his estranged woman were some progressive successful its gathering and design.

'It was a precise children focused house,' Mr Mandy suggested.

'It was a large place, tons of country for everyone positive the kids,' Mr Patterson said.

Mr Patterson besides accepted his relationship with Erin had remained 'strong' pursuing their separation.

'Our narration went up and down implicit the time,' helium said.

Simon Patterson told the tribunal helium collected his 2 children from schoolhouse and drove them to Monash Children’s Hospital successful Melbourne's southeast due to the fact that helium learned they had eaten leftovers from the fatal beef Wellington lunch.

'I told the kids they needed to beryllium checked retired astatine the infirmary due to the fact that they had the leftovers astatine the lunch,' Mr Patterson said from the witnesser stand.

'They said they had a steak, they had mash potato, and, I remember, beans. They whitethorn person mentioned different vegetable.

'They didn't person mushrooms due to the fact that (one of the children) didn't similar mushrooms and its good known successful our household that a (child) doesn’t similar mushrooms.'

Mr Patterson said helium and the children encountered Erin Patterson arsenic they arrived astatine the hospital.

He said 1 of the children spotted Erin entering connected a trolley arsenic they were being admitted astatine triage.

'They interacted with Erin then,' Mr Patterson told the jury.

Both Erin and her children were kept overnight for observation, but successful antithetic areas of the Monash centre.

'(It was) possibly a five-minute walk, I deliberation determination was locked doors, we could done easy,' Mr Patterson said.

Mr Patterson besides recalled helium visited Erin successful her country but told the tribunal she didn't look urgently sick.

'I conjecture determination was nary motion to maine of diarrhea and vomiting, she went to the toilet once, not each the time. I didn't spot an urgency, I suppose,' helium said.

Mr Patterson besides recalled that Erin told him astir the clip she sercretly added dehydrated mushrooms to a muffin she fed to 1 of their children arsenic a sensation test.

He said this was the archetypal clip helium had been told Erin (pictured below) had secretly fed the kid mushrooms.

Simon Patterson has entered the witnesser container to springiness grounds against his erstwhile woman Erin.

It is the archetypal clip Simon has laid eyes connected his estranged woman successful idiosyncratic since her apprehension implicit the alleged execution of his parents successful 2023.

Patterson, 50, is accused of sidesplitting her erstwhile in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, with decease headdress mushrooms served successful a pastry crockery during a luncheon astatine her Leongatha location connected July 29, 2023.

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Simon Patterson told the tribunal helium noticed a alteration successful his narration with Erin successful 2022, aft she moved to the Gibson Street home.

Mr Patterson told the assemblage an contented betwixt the brace arose erstwhile Erin recovered a taxation instrumentality which noted they were separated.

He said helium was dropping disconnected their children erstwhile Erin sat successful his car and requested a chat.

'She discovered that my taxation instrumentality for the erstwhile twelvemonth for the archetypal clip noted we were separated,' helium told the court.

Mr Patterson said Erin told him she was obliged to present assertion kid support.

'She was upset astir it,' helium told the jury.

He offered to alteration his taxation instrumentality but she declined.

'It was resolved by america agreeing she would use for kid support,' helium said.

Mr Patterson said helium contacted a kid enactment bureau who advised him not to wage for his children's aesculapian bills.

'I've been advised (by the kid enactment agency) not to wage things similar that,' helium said.

'I deliberation the statement earlier that is I would wage their schoolhouse fees.'

The narration blew up aft Mr Patterson told Erin helium would not wage for a aesculapian process fixed to 1 of their children.

'She was precise upset, I was definite she was precise upset astir that,' Mr Patterson said.

Ms Patterson's ineligible squad is pictured beneath heading into court.

Simon Patterson told the assemblage his woman Erin Patterson received a $2million portion of her deceased grandmother’s property a twelvemonth earlier they were married.

Mr Patterson said the wealth was 'dispersed precise gradually implicit 8 years' earlier Erin initiated a 'permanent separation'.

The assemblage heard the brace had bought a location unneurotic successful Erin's sanction only, but she aboriginal bought herself a location successful adjacent Korumburra which she moved into by herself.

Mr Patterson said it was hard enactment into words however Erin would travel and spell during their marriage.

'She would permission each time, it's a hard happening to word,' helium said.

'When we lived unneurotic it was ever her leaving me.'

Simon said their narration was affable 'most of the time'.

'It's bully to beryllium friends with the idiosyncratic you're joined to,' helium said earlier astir breaking down successful tears.

'It was truly important to maine that... atrocious tin I person immoderate tissues please,' helium said.

Prosecutor Rogers asked if Simon wanted a break, which helium resisted.

'Did you proceed to attraction for her,' Dr Rogers asked.

'Yes, precise overmuch so,' Mr Patterson said.

Mr Patterson besides revealed the mates jointly owned a portion successful Syndal, a suburb successful Melbourne's outer east.

He said the mates jointly owned the Gibson St, Leongatha, location wherever the deadly luncheon was held until Erin Patterson owned it outright successful 2021.

Simon Patterson has called his estranged woman 'witty and rather intelligent' earlier telling the tribunal she antecedently held a presumption arsenic an air-traffic controller astatine Melbourne Airport successful Tullamarine.

Mr Patterson (pictured entering tribunal with his media cohort Jessica O'Donnell) said Erin had a concern and accountancy degree.

He revealed helium and Erin are inactive joined aft forming a romanticist narration portion moving unneurotic astatine Monash Council.

Mr Patterson said helium was a civilian technologist and Erin worked successful carnal management.

They were portion of an eclectic relationship group.

'We had a romanticist narration past got married,' Mr Patterson told the jury.

He told the assemblage the brace travelled astir Australia camping successful tents.

Erin Patterson has pleaded not blameworthy to 3 counts of execution and a complaint of attempted execution pursuing a fateful decease headdress mushroom-laden luncheon astatine her location astatine Leongatha, successful south-western Victoria, connected July 23, 2023.

Her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson each died aft eating beef Wellington prepared by Patterson.

Ian Wilkinson, a pastor and Heather's husband, survived the luncheon aft spending respective months successful hospital.

The assemblage heard Patterson feigned having crab to get her relatives unneurotic for lunch.

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

Before she died, Heather claimed Erin Patterson ate her ain beef Wellington disconnected a antithetic coloured and shaped plate.

Patterson besides told doctors she became sick but attempted to halt aesculapian professionals treating her children aft it was feared they besides ingested poisonous mushrooms.

Prosecutor Dr Nanette Rogers SC and pb defence barrister Colin Mandy SC volition proceed their roles successful the proceedings contiguous which is earlier Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale.

Day 3 of Erin Patterson's execution proceedings is is expected to commencement this greeting with her estranged hubby Simon Patterson (pictured beneath arriving astatine court) appearing arsenic a witnesser for the archetypal time. The proceedings resumes astatine 10.30am today.