Key events
Patterson’s Woolworths purchases prior to deadly lunch included sliced mushroom
Eppingstall says as part of the investigation into the beef wellington lunch, police obtained Patterson’s Woolworths transaction history between 23 July 2023 and 2 August 2023.
The jury is shown the transaction history. Two records, highlighted on the list, show 500g of sliced mushrooms which were purchased by Patterson on 23 July 2023 – six days prior to the lunch.
Other highlighted records are 1kg of puff pastry, filo pastry and shallot onions.
Defendant’s daughter remembers visiting Asian grocer after rewatching video evidence
Prosecutor Jane Warren asks Eppingstall about evidence by Patterson’s daughter given during a prerecorded police interview that was played to the court earlier in the trial.
In the video Patterson’s daughter, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she had not been to an Asian grocer with her mother before.
Eppingstall says when Patterson’s daughter rewatched her evidence, with a child witness support person, she said she remembered going to an Asian-style food store for cooking with her mother on one occasion.
Jurors enter courtroom
The jurors have entered the courtroom in Morwell.
Det Leading Sen Const Stephen Eppingstall, the officer in charge of the investigation into the lethal lunch, is continuing to give evidence.
We are waiting for the jurors to enter the court room in Morwell.
Here’s a report from our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci, on what the jury heard on Tuesday:
Day 20 recap
Welcome
Welcome to day 21 of Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial.
We’re expecting today’s evidence to begin after 10.30am once the jurors enter the court room.
Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house 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 attempted murder charge relates to Heather’s husband, Ian.
She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecution alleges Patterson deliberately poisoned her lunch guests with “murderous intent” but her lawyers say the poisoning was a tragic accident.
