So, like, Erin Patterson apparently gave her ex-husband’s fam a bunch of discounted home loans before they all tragically died during lunch. Simon Patterson spilled the tea at the Supreme Court of Victoria in the Latrobe Valley. Erin, who’s accused of offing her in-laws and aunt with poisonous mushrooms, was quite the sugar mama, dishing out cash from her inheritance to help her hubby’s siblings buy houses in Melbourne. Sounds like a messy situation, right?
Simon, looking all serious and stuff, spilled the deets about how his bro Matt and his wife Tanya got a fat loan to build a house in Officer, his other bro Nathan and his wife Merryn scored some cash for their own crib, and his sis Anna and her man Josh borrowed money for a place in Blackburn. The terms of these loans were pretty chill, with no interest and flexible repayment options. Simon even took over collecting payments from Anna when things went south with Erin.
During the court sesh, Simon got all emotional talking about his relationship drama with Erin. He mentioned how she was a smart cookie, working as an air-traffic controller and studying all kinds of things. The whole situation got even messier when Simon changed his tax status to separated, and Erin found out. She was not happy, to say the least.
The real drama went down on the day of the deadly lunch. Erin was all worked up, texting Simon about the fancy Beef Wellingtons she was making and how important it was for the fam to be there. Simon ended up bailing last minute, which apparently ticked Erin off. She was disappointed that he missed out on her killer meal, literally.
The court heard that Erin had some serious beef with Simon over the tax thing and child support. She even changed the kids’ school without telling him. Talk about drama! The prosecution team didn’t even bother trying to prove a motive, just focusing on how Erin allegedly tricked her victims into eating those deadly mushrooms.
Simon’s lawyer, on the other hand, was all about that motive. Did Erin really intend to kill her fam, or was it all just a tragic accident? The trial is still ongoing, with both sides painting very different pictures of what went down that fateful day.
In the end, it’s a messy situation with no clear answers. Who knew family drama could get so deadly? Guess we’ll have to wait and see how this whole thing plays out in court. Drama, drama, drama.
