In Australia, previously hidden accusations against Erin Patterson — found guilty of killing three people with a mushroom-laced Wellington dish — have been revealed for the first time. A court hearing was told that Patterson had spent years trying to poison her husband with various meals, including chocolate cookies she claimed had been baked by their daughter.
The 50-year-old Patterson was last month found guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder another. Three attempted murder charges relating to her ex-husband, Simon Patterson, were dropped before the trial began. As a result, these claims were not disclosed during the trial and have only now become public.
Simon Patterson testified in court that his ex-wife’s attempts to poison him had sent him to the hospital multiple times, including once when he was in a coma and his family was twice told to prepare for goodbyes. He said he had shared his suspicions with his father, Don Patterson, and a doctor, but at the time believed he was the only target.
Erin Patterson is currently in prison awaiting sentencing. The case has attracted nationwide attention in Australia and has become one of the country’s most high-profile crimes. The new details revealed during court proceedings have only deepened the chilling nature of the case.
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