Erin described estranged husband as ‘coercive’, court hears
Hunt says she has not met Erin in person but got to know in the online community and had spoken on the phone several times.
She recalls Erin describing Simon as “coercive” and said she described Simon’s parents as “demanding”:
“There were challenges. She didn’t like it… she deemed unsettled whenever the kids were away.”
Hunt tells jurors Erin shared challenges about having a different faith to Simon:
“She being an atheist and Simon being from a very strong Baptist background, she found that very challenging… is what she shared with us.”
Hunt says she was on a “group call” with Erin after the mushroom lunch but did not speak directly to her.
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She recalls Erin describing Simon as “coercive” and said she described Simon’s parents as “demanding”:
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“There were challenges. She didn’t like it… she deemed unsettled whenever the kids were away.”
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Hunt tells jurors Erin shared challenges about having a different faith to Simon:
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“She being an atheist and Simon being from a very strong Baptist background, she found that very challenging… is what she shared with us.”
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Hunt says she was on a “group call” with Erin after the mushroom lunch but did not speak directly to her.
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Hunt says Erin Patterson’s Facebook name was originally “Erin Patterson” but changed to “Erin Erin” and then “Erin Erin Erin.”
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Hunt says people in the second group, with up to 30 members, got to know each other, shared information about their personal lives and supported each other.
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She says Erin posted about her kids, Lego and buying her home in Leongatha.
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“Just the challenges she was facing, the difficulties she had as a single mum.”
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She says Erin was “highly regarded” in the Facebook group and known as a good researcher, describing her as a “super sleuth”.
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The group was shut down at the end of 2019, the court hears.
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Mandy asks Simon about his previous evidence that, while at Monash medical centre, Erin told him she did a blind taste test with their daughter with muffins cooked using dehydrated mushrooms.
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He says after this conversation, Erin and Simon were alone in the room together, as their kids would sometimes leave the hospital room to go to the vending machine.
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Mandy says Simon asked Erin “is that what you used to poison them?” in relation to the dehydrator. The conversation took place two days after the lethal lunch, the court hears.
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Simon rejects this.
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“I did not say that to Erin,” he says.
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Mandy does not say who “them” refers to.
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The jury has entered the courtroom for day five of the trial.
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Erin Patterson’s lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, is continuing his cross-examination of Simon Patterson, Erin’s estranged husband.
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Welcome to day five of Erin Patterson’s murder trial.
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We’re expecting today’s evidence to begin sometime after 10.30am.
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Patterson’s lawyer, Colin Mandy SC, will continue his cross-examination of his client’s estranged husband, Simon.
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Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha, regional Victoria, in July 2023.
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She has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The defence’s case is that the events were an accident and Patterson never intended to harm her lunch guests.
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Key events
The next witness is Daniela Barkley.
Barkley met Erin Patterson through a Facebook true crime group in early 2019, the court hears.
Barkley confirms the group had about 30 to 50 members.
