Here’s five things the jury heard on day eight of Erin Patterson’s murder trial
1. Erin “didn’t look unwell” compared with two of her seriously ill lunch guests on 31 July – two days after the lunch – when she was assessed at Leongatha hospital, according to a nurse who testified on Thursday.
2. While the nurse, Cindy Munro, was trying to insert a cannula to provide treatment to Erin due to suspected mushroom poisoning, she said she “didn’t want any of this,” the court heard.
3. Erin told a toxicologist registrar the mushrooms used in the beef wellington dish were bought from Safeway in Leongatha and a Chinese food store in Oakleigh. The registrar at the time, Dr Conor McDermott, said Erin told him she no longer had the mushroom packaging. Under cross-examination, McDermott agreed Erin had told him the dried mushrooms had been purchased from an Asian grocer in Oakleigh or Glen Waverley.
4. Erin appeared “fairly calm and nonchalant” during the ambulance journey from Leongatha hospital to Monash medical centre two days after the lunch, according to a paramedic who gave evidence.
5. Erin’s daughter, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she and her brother ate leftovers from the lunch the following day. She described eating “some of the steak they had” alongside mashed potatoes and beans.
We’ll bring you live updates of the trial tomorrow from 10.30am. Just a reminder, the trial concludes at 1pm each Friday.
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Updated
The court has adjourned for the day
Justice Christopher Beale says jurors will be shown the remainder of Erin’s daughter’s video evidence tomorrow.
