Nurse at Erin Patterson’s Murder Trial Claims She Appeared Healthy Unlike Other Attendees at Mushroom Lunch | Victoria

In the Victorian Supreme Court, a nurse testifying in Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial described Patterson as looking less unwell than other guests at a lunch where they were poisoned. Patterson, 50, is charged with murdering Simon Patterson’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, his aunt Heather Wilkinson, and with attempting to murder the aunt’s husband, Ian Wilkinson. Prosecution claims deliberate poisoning, but Patterson’s defense counsel, Colin Mandy SC, argues accidental poisoning with death cap mushrooms. Patterson refused hospital treatment, reportedly declaring she didn’t want “any of this” related to her condition and later showed concern over her children’s health. The trial continues, with witnesses providing various accounts of Patterson’s behavior and the situation leading up to the tragic event.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/08/erin-patterson-mushroom-lunch-murders-trial-australian-woman-hospital-nurse-evidence-ntwnfb