The invitation came to the church. During her trial for murder of his separated wife on Thursday, Simon Patterson recalled that on July 16, 2023, Erin Patterson invited himself, his parents and his aunt and uncle, the latter, who was a pastor of the church, to a lunch at home in the state of Victoria of Australia, saying that she had announced an announcement to make her health. Simon Patterson initially agreed to attend lunch on July 29, but changed her mind the day before. “Sorry, I feel too uncomfortable,” he wrote in a text, according to the Tutor. In a few minutes, Erin Patterson responded with disappointment, saying that she had “spent many hours” and “a little fortune” making “a special meal” of beef ox. “It is important to me that you are all there tomorrow,” she added.
Simon’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson, finally died after consuming very toxic death cap mushrooms. Ian Wilkinson only survived after hepatic transplantation. Erin Patterson pleaded not guilty to three murder leaders and a chief of attempted murder. His lawyers say it was a “terrible accident”, according to Reuters. Testifying on the third day of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Simon declared that he and Erin separated in 2015, but remained friendly until the end of 2022, when an accountant listed Simon as separated in a declaration of income, which caused changes in the way he paid to support his children. “I was sure she was very upset about it,” Simon told court.
Simon said that Erin was based on family members for his support even after the couple’s separation. “Mom and dad were really active to maintain a good relationship with Erin and I think it was mutual,” he said in court. Prosecutors did not present a reason for the alleged murder, but said that Erin lied about the goal of lunch to prevent his children from consuming food. She said she wanted advice on how to break a health problem for her children. In the text to Simon, she said that the preparations for lunch were “exhausting in the light of the problems I am confronted with”, adding “I might not be able to organize a lunch like that for a while”. She finally said that she had ovary cancer, what the defense recognizes was not true. (More stories by Erin Patterson.)
