Overview

• Erin Patterson’s lawyers pressed Detective Stephen Eppingstall on images from the August 2023 search suggesting additional phones and laptops were overlooked.
• The defense disputed the identification of Patterson’s son in Subway CCTV stills, arguing the footage does not match police interview images.
• Cross-examination revealed police limited financial records to July 1–August 4, 2023, leaving earlier transactions unexamined.
• Prosecutors defended Eppingstall’s findings of a SIM card swap during the search and a factory reset on another device as key links in their digital timeline.
• The trial will resume with further testimony from Detective Eppingstall as the jury weighs claims of intentional poisoning against an accidental poisoning defense.