Erin Patterson denies she was pondering of the way to ‘cowl her tracks’ between hospital visits
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC says Patterson used the greater than 90 minutes she was away from the Leongatha hospital to work out what to do subsequent week after she realised medical authorities have been conscious of the dying cap mushroom poisoning.
She says tending to her animals and packing her daughter’s ballet bag didn’t take up the complete interval she was away from the hospital.
Erin says: “What are you saying I used to be doing?”
Rogers replies: “Enthusiastic about methods to cowl your tracks.”
Patterson says: “I’m positive I did some pondering throughout that point however it wasn’t about protecting my tracks.”
The terse change is one in every of a number of throughout Patterson’s cross-examination at present.
Rogers reveals the courtroom a bowel chart for Patterson, beforehand tendered, which reveals 5 documented bowel motions on 31 July 2023 whereas at Leongatha hospital.
The consistency for every says “liquid”.
Mairim Cespon, a registered nurse on the hospital, beforehand instructed the trial that after the primary bowel motion Patterson instructed her “it does seem like a wee however it’s a bowel movement”.
Patterson says she “didn’t need to assume I used to be an fool” so defined it was a stool.
Key occasions
Erin Patterson denies she made a sixth beef wellington for her estranged husband
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC turns to the meat wellington remnants a police officer received from a bin at Patterson’s Leongatha residence. Rogers mentioned the leftovers contained a single beef wellington lower in half.
“Disagree,” Patterson says.
It was the mushrooms and pastry from one full one and the mushroom and pastry from the bit that I didn’t eat.
Rogers says Patterson knew the leftovers contained dying cap mushrooms.
“That’s incorrect,” Patterson says.
Rogers says the bin contained the poisoned beef wellington that Patterson ready for her estranged husband, Simon Patterson, in case he attended the lunch.
“I didn’t make the sixth one for Simon,” she says.
Rogers says Patterson eliminated the steak from contained in the pastry within the leftover beef wellington earlier than she positioned it within the bin.
“I did try this,” she says.
Rogers says the steak was put some place else. Patterson agrees.
Rogers asks the place the steak was put.
“Into my kids’s stomachs,” Patterson says.
Rogers means that Patterson didn’t feed that steak to her kids.
However she says “we’ve been over that” and Patterson disagrees with the suggestion.
“Appropriate,” Patterson says.
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC asks Erin Patterson in regards to the proof of Tanya Patterson who visited her whereas at Monash hospital on 1 August 2023.
Tanya is married to Matthew Patterson, the son of Don and Gail Patterson (Erin’s in-laws), the courtroom beforehand heard.
Tanya mentioned that whereas she was visiting Erin a toxicologist entered the room. She mentioned Patterson requested the toxicologist how her potassium ranges have been – she was instructed they have been fantastic and never as little as they anticipated for somebody with diarrhoea.
Erin agrees the physician indicated her potassium ranges have been fantastic.
Rogers turns to a dialog Erin had with baby safety employee Katrina Cripps the place she reported having diarrhoea on the day of the lunch – Saturday 29 July 2023.
Cripps mentioned Patterson instructed her she dropped her son’s good friend residence after the lunch on the Saturday and remained within the automotive so the seat may act like a “cork” to make sure she didn’t have an accident.
Patterson says she may need used this phrase however can not keep in mind saying this.
Rogers says if she was anxious about soiling herself she wouldn’t have pushed her son’s good friend residence. Patterson says she didn’t have diarrhoea when she took her son’s good friend residence.
She says she didn’t expertise diarrhoea till “late within the night” on the Saturday.
Patterson says she had lots of people asking her the identical questions and did her finest to reply them, however might have gotten some issues a bit bit fallacious alongside the way in which.
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC asks Erin Patterson a couple of dialog she had along with her estranged husband Simon Patterson whereas at Leongatha hospital about selecting up their kids from college.
She says Simon gave proof Patterson paused after he requested her if she was nicely sufficient to choose up their children.
Rogers says Patterson paused as a result of she realised selecting her kids up would undermine her sickness. Patterson says she doesn’t know if she paused on the level.
“Are you making this up as you go alongside, Ms Patterson?” Rogers asks.
“No,” says Patterson.
Patterson is then questioned in regards to the ambulance journey from Leongatha hospital to Monash hospital on 31 July 2023.
Rogers asks about proof by a paramedic that she was calm and chatty through the journey.
Patterson says she was speaking to the paramedic however was not calm.
The courtroom hears Patterson didn’t want to make use of the bathroom through the 90-minute journey.
Patterson is taken to the proof by Laura Muldoon, a physician who assessed her at Monash hospital.
Patterson rejects Muldoon that Patterson instructed her she had “explosive diarrhoea each 10 minutes”.
Pattersons says she wouldn’t have mentioned she had diarrhoea of this frequency for 2 days.
Erin Patterson rejects nurse’s proof about mushroom cook dinner not wanting kids concerned
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC turns to query Patterson about Dr Chris Webster warning her in regards to the danger to her kids who she mentioned had eaten leftovers of the meat wellington.
The courtroom has beforehand heard Patterson instructed medical workers she scraped the mushrooms and pastry off the leftovers she gave to her kids.
Patterson says Webster was “yelling” however has since found that’s his “inside voice”.
Patterson rejects the proof given by Cindy Munro, a nurse at Leongatha hospital, that Patterson mentioned she didn’t need the kids concerned when she instructed her the kids wanted to bear testing as a result of that they had eaten the leftovers of the meal.
Patterson agrees she instructed Munro she didn’t need to fear her kids.
“I undoubtedly would have mentioned that,” Patterson says.
Erin Patterson denies she was pondering of the way to ‘cowl her tracks’ between hospital visits
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC says Patterson used the greater than 90 minutes she was away from the Leongatha hospital to work out what to do subsequent week after she realised medical authorities have been conscious of the dying cap mushroom poisoning.
She says tending to her animals and packing her daughter’s ballet bag didn’t take up the complete interval she was away from the hospital.
Erin says: “What are you saying I used to be doing?”
Rogers replies: “Enthusiastic about methods to cowl your tracks.”
Patterson says: “I’m positive I did some pondering throughout that point however it wasn’t about protecting my tracks.”
The terse change is one in every of a number of throughout Patterson’s cross-examination at present.
Rogers reveals the courtroom a bowel chart for Patterson, beforehand tendered, which reveals 5 documented bowel motions on 31 July 2023 whereas at Leongatha hospital.
The consistency for every says “liquid”.
Mairim Cespon, a registered nurse on the hospital, beforehand instructed the trial that after the primary bowel motion Patterson instructed her “it does seem like a wee however it’s a bowel movement”.
Patterson says she “didn’t need to assume I used to be an fool” so defined it was a stool.
Erin Patterson says she was not instructed she might have life-threatening poisoning in first hospital journey
Patterson says she rejects her estranged husband Simon Patterson’s proof that she instructed him on the Monday she went residence and lay down for 45 minutes.
She says she instructed him she lay down however not for 45 minutes.
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC says mendacity down is the “very last thing you’d do” should you had been uncovered to a poison.
Patterson replies: “May be the very last thing you’d do however it was one thing I did.”
Rogers continues, asking if Patterson had been instructed she might have had a life-threatening sickness.
Patterson says docs didn’t inform her it might be “life-threatening” within the first dialog at Leongatha hospital.
Rogers says after Patterson left the hospital she “drove in direction of Outtrim”.
“I didn’t,” says Patterson.
Rogers says Patterson’s telephone data “demonstrated she drove out of the Leongatha space, heading in direction of or into Outtrim”.
Patterson denies this. She says she didn’t depart her Leongatha residence earlier than returning to the hospital.
Erin Patterson didn’t assume anybody had consumed dying cap mushrooms when she left hospital
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers is questioning Patterson about her time at Leongatha hospital on 31 July 2023 – two days after the fateful beef wellington lunch.
Rogers says Patterson left Leongatha hospital as a result of she knew she had not consumed dying cap mushrooms.
“I didn’t assume any of us had,” Patterson says.
It wasn’t why I used to be leaving.
Rogers says Patterson didn’t want to go residence and pack her daughter’s ballet bag, as she beforehand testified. Rogers says her daughter didn’t have ballet that day.
Patterson says her daughter had a rehearsal on the Monday night.
The jurors have returned to the courtroom in Morwell.
Revisit this morning’s proof on this report from our justice and courts reporter, Nino Bucci.
The courtroom has adjourned for a lunch break.
Erin Patterson’s cross-examination will proceed at 2.15pm.
Erin Patterson remembers ‘nervousness’ at docs suspecting dying cap mushroom poisoning
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC says Kylie Ashton, a nurse at Leongatha hospital, instructed Erin Patterson her life was in danger when she tried to steer Patterson to not discharge herself.
Patterson rejects this.
Patterson agrees she instructed Ashton she would come again to the hospital. She rejects that she instructed Ashton she would return in 20 minutes.
She says she indicated she lives about 10 minutes away from the hospital.
Rogers says Patterson was pressured on the hospital as a result of docs suspected dying cap mushrooms within the beef wellingtons.
“That undoubtedly was a trigger of hysteria,” Patterson replies.
“I used to be anxious at the concept we might have eaten these issues.”
Rogers says Patterson was shocked docs have been “on to dying caps so rapidly.”
“Incorrect,” Patterson says.
Rogers says Patterson was anxious she would get caught.
“Incorrect,” Patterson says.
Erin Patterson denies that she ignored physician’s telephone calls after she discharged herself from hospital
Erin Patterson is requested about discharging herself from Leongatha hospital in opposition to medical recommendation.
She rejects a suggestion by prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC that she didn’t reply Dr Chris Webster’s telephone calls or voicemails when she discharged herself.
Patterson says she responded twice to Webster’s telephone calls by ringing the hospital.
Rogers says Patterson left Leongatha hospital at 8.10am and returned at 9.48am.
Patterson says she can not keep in mind the precise time.
Erin Patterson says she instructed physician she purchased most elements of lunch at Woolworths
The road of questioning turns to Patterson’s arrival at Leongatha hospital on 31 July 2023 – two days after the lunch.
Patterson arrived shortly after 8am, the courtroom hears.
She rejects that Dr Chris Webster requested her the place she purchased the mushrooms for the meat wellingtons.
Patterson says she remembers Webster asking if she purchased or made the meat wellingtons.
That caught in my reminiscence as a result of I didn’t know you would purchase them pre-made.
Patterson says she instructed him nearly all of elements have been purchased from Woolworths.
Patterson recalled asking Webster why he thought the lunch attendees had consumed dying cap mushrooms.
She says he walked away and is not sure if he heard her.
Erin Patterson denies she was consuming espresso two days after lunch
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC takes Erin Patterson to proof her kids gave in regards to the Monday following the Saturday lunch.
Erin’s daughter recalled seeing her mom consuming espresso that morning, the courtroom hears.
Erin says she was sitting on the eating desk with a mug however it didn’t comprise espresso.
Her estranged husband, Simon Patterson, gave proof that Erin known as him that morning and mentioned she nonetheless had diarrhoea each 20 minutes and requested him to drive her to the hospital.
“I don’t keep in mind if I did that or not,” Erin says.
She says she can not keep in mind if she talked about the frequency.
Erin agrees she requested Simon if he may drive her to the Leongatha hospital.
However she rejects that she instructed him she couldn’t drive as a result of she was anxious about soiling herself.
Courtroom reminded of prior proof that Erin Patterson didn’t use rest room in 90 minutes
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC takes Patterson to her son’s proof that he didn’t see his mom use the bathroom on the 90-minute one-way drive to his flying lesson in Tyabb on Sunday, 30 July 2023.
Patterson beforehand instructed the courtroom that in this journey she went to the bathroom in a bush on the facet of the freeway.
The flying lesson was cancelled because of poor climate, the courtroom hears.
Patterson says on the way in which again her son purchased her a espresso.
She says she had a “little” little bit of the espresso.
Erin Patterson rejects estranged husband’s proof about ‘poo my pants’ assertion
Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC says Erin Patterson’s son gave proof that he mentioned they didn’t must go to his scheduled flying lesson however his mom was eager to take him.
Patterson agrees that she was “fairly eager to take him”.
Rogers takes Patterson to a telephone dialog she had along with her estranged husband Simon Patterson on 30 July 2023 – the day after the lunch.
Rogers asks if Patterson instructed Simon she was having frequent diarrhoea, about each 20 minutes.
“I may need,” Patterson says.
Patterson rejects Simon’s proof that she instructed him she had diarrhoea which started on the day of the lunch.
Rogers says Simon gave proof that Patterson instructed him she was anxious she would “poo my pants” whereas driving.
“I didn’t inform him I used to be afraid I might poo my pants, no,” Patterson says.
The courtroom has returned from a brief break and the prosecution is continuous its cross-examination of Erin Patterson.
