More details about the now-infamous mushroom murder case have emerged, including the alleged reason why Erin Patterson’s husband, Simon, did not attend the beef Wellington lunch that killed his parents.
The revelations have come to light after a judge lifted a gag order on pre-trial evidence that Erin Patterson wanted to keep secret.
It means more details regarding her case — which last month saw her found guilty on all counts for the poisoning deaths of her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson — can now be reported on.
One such detail was raised by Simon, who told a pre-trial hearing in the Victorian Supreme Court last year that he had declined an invite to the ill-fated lunch because he feared Erin had been trying to poison him for over a year.
Per 9News, Simon fell seriously ill on four separate occasions long before the beef Wellington lunch — each time after allegedly eating a meal prepared by his wife.
The serious but medically unexplained illnesses resulted in Simon being hospitalised four times from 2021 to 2022, allegedly from dishes made by Erin including penne bolognese, chicken korma curry, beef stew and a curry wrap.
Simon said he fell sick on each occasion, with symptoms including nausea and gastro.
“This could appear to someone else looking at this that Erin was a cause because of her cooking the food,” Simon told the pre-trial hearing.
“I didn’t really seriously entertain the possibility.”
At the start of Erin’s trial, jurors were told three counts of attempted murder in relation to Simon had been dropped by prosecutors, but weren’t told what the charges alleged or why they were dropped.
By 2023, Simon allegedly had suspicions about his wife’s cooking, to the point where he confided in his younger sister, Anna Terrington, before the beef Wellington lunch.
“[Simon said] that Erin was trying to poison him with food she cooked for him, but that only Simon was at risk,” Terrington told a pre-trial hearing.
It all culminated in the night before the lunch, when Simon informed Erin he would not be attending via a text message.
“I thought there was a risk she would poison me if I attended,” Simon later said.
It comes after Justice Christopher Beale set down two days for Patterson’s plea hearing, which prosecutors said would include “a lot” of victim impact statements.
The hearing will take place on August 25 and 26.
Elsewhere, the case has attracted intense media interest, both around the details of Erin’s prison life as well as in the slate of upcoming documentaries, miniseries and books.
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