Overview

• Patterson told jurors she falsely claimed to have cancer to win sympathy and secure attendance at the July 2023 meal.
• She accepted that the beef Wellington she served likely contained death cap mushrooms and acknowledged a possibility that some were foraged rather than purchased.
• The prosecution rested its case this week and is set to cross-examine Patterson when the trial resumes.
• She maintains the poisoning was a tragic accident and denies three counts of murder and one of attempted murder.
• Jurors have heard six weeks of testimony from medical, forensic and digital experts in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court, with intense media coverage throughout the proceedings.