Jury told to be careful assessing mushroom cook’s lies

The jury members cannot find mushroom cooks Erin Patterson guilty of killing their guests, because a judge warned.

The Victoria Supreme Court Justice Christopher Beale was careful on the fourth day of Patterson’s tripartite murder hearing.

He said the lies accepted by the 50 -year -old child, allegations that he never eaten for wild mushrooms, and he was never a dryer.

The jury members can use these lies to evaluate their reliability during other statements or evidence made by Patterson to witnesses.

But he didn’t mean that Patterson was lying about everything because he was lying about something, and the jury members would have to take into account all the evidence of prosecution.

Justice Beale said, “Don’t think you’re guilty of just lying about something.” He said.

The warning came after Patterson summarized the evidence of allegedly fake illness after lunch with a mushroom mushroom.

Patterson’s former mother -in -law Don and Gail Patterson and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, died on the hospital days after eating beef well prepared by Patterson on July 29, 2023.

Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson was uncomfortable, but it was the only survivor lunch.

Patterson, who claims that he was not guilty of three murders and a murder attempt, claims to be good after dinner.

Justice Beale summarized Patterson’s evidence, where there was nausea and explosive diarrhea for more than a day than lunch.

The judge also reflected the evidence of Patterson’s children, his ex -husband Simon, doctors and nurses, and said how good he looks at time.

Crown prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC claimed that Patterson was a sick because he knew he didn’t eat mushrooms of deadly death hat.

Patterson’s lawyer Colin Mandy SC argued that he was not as sick as lunch, but he was not as sick because of his guests due to the amount, age, size and general physical health he had eaten.

Justice Beale said that evidence about Patterson after lunch should be taken into consideration in the context of accusing behavior.

Patterson accepted some of the behaviors, including the thrown of the dryer at one end and lying about feeding for wild mushrooms.

Justice Beale said the jury members had to think that Patterson had to say lies because he panicked for the fear of miscolling and losing custody of his children.

Patterson refused to feel good and lie to feed their children about feeding their bench Wellington lunch.

If the jury finds out that he is allegedly acting, they should think about whether he did so because he is afraid of being accused of incorrectly.

Justice Beale said, “Even if you think that this behavior makes him guilty, that doesn’t mean he’s guilty.” He said.

He sent his jury members home for weeks before 13.00 on Friday and reported that their instructions should end before lunch on Monday.

The 14 -year -old jury will be carved into 12, which will be assigned to decide whether Patterson is guilty or not guilty of accusation.