She tried to poison him twice before that. They were some of the many charges she had against her initially before the CPS decided to drop them all and just go for plain old murder.
Don’t ever go round this ladies house for dinner!
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There was none. That was brought up by the only survivor as a memory so not really evidence. The defence said it wasn't the case and he was mistaken. She just said all the plates etc in her house are a mish mash of styles and colours. Her husband backed the point up and confirmed. It wasn't really much of a big thing.
Yeah I was kidding I know store bought stuff is okay. It just sounded funny saying all mushrooms. Or whatever I’m tired I may be wrong
So her calculation was, It takes about 50g to kill a Person of average body weight. One of the victims ate half of the meal. Therefore each meal would have had to contain 100g of death cap.I see what you did there
But she surely wouldn't need the whole 600g of mushrooms to be those (if the suggestion above that a small piece of one mushroom is enough to kill you is correct)?
I think she said she prepared 6 meals (not sure who the extra one would be for).
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Apparently there was death cap in the Wellington she gave her kids the next day when analysed at a lab, albeit they didn't like mushrooms, but the toxins would have mixed in with everything else during cooking.
Were those Wellingtons only laced with a trace, non lethal dose, to try and sell the accidental use of death cap?
Were those Wellingtons only laced with a trace, non lethal dose, to try and sell the accidental use of death cap?
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It seems about right considering the complexity of the details, the lack of an obvious motive, the need to rule out misadventure, the fact that some charges were dropped after her arraignment, and the requirement to prove the remaining charges beyond reasonable doubt.
In fact, the case would have taken even longer to reach court, but Patterson accelerated the process by exercising her right to skip the Magistrate's Court and proceed directly to the Supreme Court.
The prosecution (which did not specify a motive for the murders at any point during the trial) and defence spent 10 weeks presenting evidence and making their arguments. Jurors spent 7 days deliberating.
They also had to wait months to see if they could push for a 4th murder instead of just the three as the old fella was touch and go for a while but we shouldn’t let any of these things get in the way of a baseless rant!
The 7 days seems like a long time however they don't deliberate on weekends, do less than a half day Friday and their normal "working hours" are 10 to 1, break for 90 minute lunch then knock off at 4. The 7 days wasn't much more than 20 hours in reality.
The prosecution were asked to prove 4 things to get a murder conviction, none of them was motive.
I am liking those work hours.
Pay sucks though
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Unless the fast moving spider the size of a dinner plate falls in your lap when you pull down the sun visor of your car causing you to crash!
Sentencing due in about an hour from now. Judge is being livestreamed from the courtroom for the very first time. Bit odd.
Link if anyone interested https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/news/erin-patterson-sentence-livestreamed
Link if anyone interested https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/news/erin-patterson-sentence-livestreamed
Probably give her a cushy job in the prison kitchen.