Erin Patterson’s daughter says accused mushroom poisoner was ‘very good’ cook, murder trial hears

Erin Patterson’s children ate the leftovers of her beef wellington luncheon aft their parent and relatives fell sick eating the aforesaid repast the erstwhile day, a tribunal has heard.

Videos of interviews the siblings gave separately to constabulary connected 16 August 2023 person been shown to the assemblage successful Patterson’s triple execution trial.

Patterson, 50, faces 3 charges of execution and 1 complaint of attempted execution relating to the luncheon she served astatine her location successful Victoria’s Leongatha connected 29 July 2023.

She has pleaded not blameworthy to murdering oregon attempting to execution the relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson.

Patterson is accused of murdering Simon’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, his aunt Heather Wilkinson, and attempting to execution Ian Wilkinson, Simon’s uncle and Heather’s husband.

The commencement of Patterson’s daughter’s grounds was shown to the assemblage connected Thursday, and some videos were completed connected Friday.

Patterson family Illustration: Guardian Design/Guardian Design

In her interview, the girl said her mum told her that meal connected 30 July 2023 was leftovers from the lunch.

“I retrieve I was asking her what we were having that night, and she said she was making leftovers from yesterday’s lunch,” she said.

When the constabulary serviceman asks “is she a bully cook”, Patterson’s girl responded “yes, precise good”.

She said she did not similar eating mushrooms, and had ne'er gone mushroom picking.

Her member said helium understood constabulary were speaking to him “about the luncheon of 5 radical … and each 5 of them ended up successful hospital, and 3 of them person passed”.

“And erstwhile you accidental passed …” the serviceman asked.

“Three of them person died,” Patterson’s lad said.

He described the nutrient helium and his sister consumed arsenic “eye fillet” beef. He says his parent heated up the nutrient that she had cooked a time earlier.

Patterson’s lad said the meat, which was served with potatoes and beans “was precise brushed … immoderate of the champion nutrient I’ve ever had”.

Patterson made leftovers for herself too, helium said, but did not devour it arsenic she felt unwell, truthful helium ate her food.

They ate each of the leftovers, helium said.

The tribunal has antecedently heard that constabulary recovered astatine slightest 1 beef wellington, and portion of another, from a wheelie bin astatine Patterson’s location connected 1 August, the pursuing day.

Patterson’s lad described Patterson and Simon’s narration arsenic “very negative”, and said his begetter “does a batch of things to effort and wounded Mum”.

He said Simon contacted his schoolhouse to beryllium included connected billing records, truthful that helium could stay informed of his children’s activities and schoolhouse reports, but did this without contacting Patterson.

A suppression bid prevents either of the Patterson children from being named.

Their interviews, known arsenic video audio recorded evidence, were taken successful Morwell constabulary station.

The commencement of their daughter’s grounds was shown to the assemblage connected Thursday, and some videos were completed connected Friday.

The proceedings continues adjacent week, but nary grounds volition beryllium heard connected Monday.