Erin Patterson will make her first public appearance in more than five months on Monday morning, as the accused triple murderer is expected to appear in court.
The accused murderer at the centre of the Leongatha mushroom poisoning case will return to court on Monday — almost nine months after the fatal lunch.
Her ex-husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, both aged 70, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66, died in hospital within a week of eating a beef wellington on July 29. The 49-year-old was also charged with five counts of attempted murder, one for Mr Wilkinson and four for her ex-husband Simon Patterson.In charge sheets released by the court, police allege the mother-of-three made three previous attempts on Simon’s life in November 2021, May 2022 and September 2022.Police previously said the three deaths displayed symptoms of having eaten death cap mushrooms.
“I am now devastated to think that these mushrooms may have contributed to the illness suffered by my loved ones,” she wrote.Ms Patterson’s lawyer has previously hinted the case could run for some time. Picture: Anita Lester
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