Australia mushroom trial live: Erin Patterson agrees text messages with mother-in-law about medical appointments ‘were lies’
Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal 2023 beef wellington lunch. Follow liveWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom trial?Mandy takes the jury to messages from June 2023 between Patterson and her mother-in-law Gail.In the messages, Gail asked Patterson about a medical appointment. Patterson later replied and said she had a needle biopsy conducted.I must have told them I was having a medical appointment that day.I think I just said I was having a problem or a lump on my arm checked out.Were those lies?Yes.The issue started to resolve and I felt a bit embarrassed I had made such a big deal about it. I didn’t want their care of me to stop so I just kept it going.I shouldn’t have done it.I became aware of death caps quite early in this period.I don’t specifically remember doing that day but it’s possible it was me.It’s possible that’s part of the process I went through to see if they grew in Gippsland. Continue reading...
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Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder over a fatal 2023 beef wellington lunch. Follow live
Mandy takes the jury to messages from June 2023 between Patterson and her mother-in-law Gail.
In the messages, Gail asked Patterson about a medical appointment. Patterson later replied and said she had a needle biopsy conducted.
I must have told them I was having a medical appointment that day.
I think I just said I was having a problem or a lump on my arm checked out.
Were those lies?
Yes.
The issue started to resolve and I felt a bit embarrassed I had made such a big deal about it. I didn’t want their care of me to stop so I just kept it going.
I shouldn’t have done it.
I became aware of death caps quite early in this period.
I don’t specifically remember doing that day but it’s possible it was me.
It’s possible that’s part of the process I went through to see if they grew in Gippsland.
Continue reading...
