Alleged mushroom murders trial: husband denies asking Erin Patterson ‘is that what you used to poison them?’

<p>Simon Patterson cross-examined by estranged wife’s lawyer as Victorian supreme court trial enters second week </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/may/05/erin-patterson-live-mushroom-murders-trial-australian-woman-updates-day-five-ntwnfb">Erin Patterson trial LIVE</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/who-is-erin-patterson-australia-woman-key-figures-mushroom-murders-trial-simon-don-gail-victoria-ntwnfb">Who are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?</a></li></ul><p>Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has denied asking her “is that what you used to poison them?” in the days immediately after the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/01/erin-patterson-husband-simon-mushroom-lunch-murder-trial-australia-ntwnfb">deadly mushroom lunch</a>.</p><p>Patterson, 50, faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a beef wellington lunch she served at her house in Leongatha in South Gippsland in 2023.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/05/alleged-mushroom-murders-trial-husband-simon-patterson-witness-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>