Here’s a recap of what the jury heard on the final day of evidence
1. A clinic where Erin Patterson said she had a pre-surgery appointment for a gastric-bypass procedure offered liposuction until mid-2024, the court heard. Patterson previously told the court she was also looking into liposuction. She said she lied to her lunch guests about having cancer treatment because she was embarrassed about about planned weight loss surgery.
2. Patterson denied lying about her estranged husband, Simon, accusing her of poisoning his parents with a dehydrator in the days after the lunch.
3. Patterson rejected the prosecution’s suggestion she performed three factory resets in August 2023 on a phone she handed to police to “conceal” its “true contents.”
4. In her final moments of cross-examination, Patterson denied that she deliberately sourced death cap mushrooms in 2022, included the toxic fungi in beef wellingtons she served and intended to kill her lunch guests.
5. The defence closed its case. Justice Christopher Beale tells the jury the evidence in the trial has concluded.
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Evidence concludes in triple murder trial of Erin Patterson
Justice Christopher Beale turns to the jury:
“Ladies and gentleman, that’s the conclusion of the evidence in this case,” he says.
He says the parties will commence legal discussions in the absence of the jury that “could take a while.”
“You can go home now,” he tells the jury.
The court adjourns.
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