Alright, so like, there’s this whole wild trial going on where an Australian lady, Erin Patterson, is accused of offing her in-laws with some toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington. Simon Patterson, her ex-hubby, spilled the tea in court about how his pops was in major agony right before kicking the bucket. On the second day of the trial, Simon described seeing his parents in the hospital after they got poisoned. He was like, ‘Dad was in a bad way, worse than mum. He was really struggling’. The poor guy was lying there all hunched over, looking all discoloured and in pain. Simon hadn’t seen Erin since she got arrested for allegedly murdering his parents and his aunt back in 2023.
Erin is accused of serving up some death cap mushrooms in a fancy pastry dish during a lunch at her crib in Leongatha. Simon spilled the beans about how Erin invited him to the lunch, but he was like nah and texted her saying he felt weird about it. She was all like, ‘Come on, I made a special meal and spent a bunch of cash on beef fillet’. But Simon didn’t show up. His parents and his aunt did, though, and sadly, they didn’t make it out alive.
During the lunch, Erin claimed she had cancer and wanted advice on how to break the news to her kids. But turns out, she didn’t even have cancer. Simon found out about this whole cancer thing from his dad at the hospital, which was news to him. His parents were all about fixing things between him and Erin, which is pretty noble considering the circumstances.
In court, Simon talked about how Erin was smart and had some legit jobs like being an air traffic controller. He got choked up when talking about their breakup and how he tried to stay friends with her. But things got messy when he changed his relationship status on his tax return, and Erin found out they were officially split. She wasn’t too happy about it, especially since it affected their tax benefits and child support.
Erin allegedly cooked up this whole lunch to chat about ‘medical issues’ and how to tell the kids about her fake cancer. Simon dodged the lunch last minute, which ticked Erin off. She texted him all bummed out, saying she put in a lot of effort for the ‘special meal’. But hey, sometimes things don’t go as planned, right?
The prosecution ain’t even sweating about proving a motive for Erin’s actions. They’re just like, ‘She did it, case closed’. They’re convinced she tricked her guests into eating deadly mushrooms without touching the stuff herself. Her lawyer, on the other hand, thinks motive is a big deal. Did Erin really want to off her family members? Was it all just a huge accident? Who knows, man.
At the end of the day, it’s a messy situation with a lot of drama and some serious accusations flying around. The courtroom is buzzing with gossip and tension as everyone tries to figure out what really went down that fateful day in Leongatha. Guess we’ll have to wait and see how this whole thing plays out.
