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Erin tried to kill her husband three times by poisoning his korma and pasta
New and horrific allegations have emerged against Australia’s recently convicted ‘mushroom killer’ Erin Patterson. She is also accused of trying to kill her husband Simon Patterson by poisoning him with Bolognese pasta and chicken korma curry.
Erin tried to kill her husband three times by poisoning his korma and pasta
The information was revealed after a court confidentiality order was lifted on Friday.
The housewife, Erin Patterson, cooked a family lunch in July 2023. The meal was a time of laughter and prayer. But within days of eating the meal, her husband’s parents and elderly aunt died.
The Australian woman was found guilty that month of killing her husband’s parents and aunt by feeding them beef Wellington laced with deadly poisonous death cap mushrooms. Although multiple allegations were made about Erin’s behavior before the meal was served, they were not presented to the jury to give her a chance to receive ‘justice’.
But today, Supreme Court Judge Christopher Beale rejected a request to keep the allegations secret.
Police say Erin tried to kill her estranged husband Simon three times between 2021 and 2022. But the allegations were not heard during the trial.
Newly released information suggests that Erin served Simon poisoned bolognese pasta, chicken curry and vegetables on multiple occasions.
At a pre-trial hearing in October last year, Simon said that Erin had asked him to eat a few dishes of curry she had cooked herself.
In a confidential deposition, Simon said, “I remember Erin saying that the purpose of tasting this curry was to cook curry to our taste in the future.”
Simon fell ill after eating a light chicken korma served by Erin on a camping trip in 2022. Simon said, “At first it felt very hot, especially in the head. Then I started feeling nauseous. Suddenly I had to vomit.
Simon fell into a coma after the incident. He had to undergo emergency surgery to remove part of his intestines to save his life.
Later, Simon told Dr. Christopher Ford that he suspected that Erin was deliberately trying to poison him.
At a pretrial hearing last year, Dr. Christopher Ford said that Erin once sent Simon homemade cookies. Simon was afraid to eat the cookies because he suspected they might be poisoned. Erin called several times during their trip to ask if he had eaten the cookies.
Later, when Simon’s parents and relatives became seriously ill after eating at Erin’s house, Simon told his family about his previous suspicions.
“Simon wanted to say that his previous illnesses might have been caused by something like this. He had this fear. He told us that he had stopped eating Erin’s cooking.” He was very sorry he hadn’t told us before.’
Prosecutors dropped the charges before Erin’s trial began. The media was also unable to report the news due to strict restrictions. In July 2023, Erin hosted a family luncheon that began with prayer and laughter. But ended with the deaths of three people.
A 12-member jury found Erin, 50, guilty of the murders of Simon’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson.
Erin was also found guilty of the attempted murder of Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson. Ian is a prominent Baptist minister.
Simon was also invited to the same luncheon, but he didn’t go because he felt uncomfortable.
Erin’s trial has caused a stir not only in Australia but around the world. From New York to New Delhi, many media outlets reported on the ‘Mushroom Murders’. True-crime podcasters and documentary makers flocked to the small town of Morwell, Victoria.
