Overview
- Ian Wilkinson told the Melbourne court he feels "half alive" after his wife's death and offered Patterson forgiveness for harms done to him.
- Seven of 28 victim impact statements were read in court, including a statement from Simon Patterson describing the toll on the couple's two children.
- Prosecutors urged life imprisonment without parole, while the defense asked the judge to set a non‑parole period that would allow release eligibility after 30 years.
- Justice Christopher Beale called the offending "horrendous" as he considers submissions that will inform the sentence.
- Patterson, convicted in July of three murders and one attempted murder from a 2023 mushroom lunch, attended in person; sentencing is set for Sept. 8 with a 28‑day appeal window to follow.