Erin Patterson mushroom trial day 31 – as it happened

<p>This blog is now closed</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/12/erin-patterson-says-she-didnt-deliberately-source-death-caps-and-serve-to-guests-as-trial-evidence-concludes-ntwnfb">Erin Patterson says she didn’t deliberately source death caps and serve to guests as murder trial evidence concludes</a></p></li><li><p><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 trial?</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Prosecutor <strong>Nanette</strong> <strong>Rogers</strong> SC turns to evidence about factory resets performed on the mobile referred to as “Phone B”.<br /><br />
The court previously heard four resets – one in February 2023 and three in August 2023 – were performed on the phone that <strong>Erin</strong> <strong>Patterson</strong> provided to police during the search on 5 August 2023.<br /><br />
Rogers says one of these resets were done when she was left alone to call a lawyer while police searched Patterson’s Leongatha home.<br /><br />
Patterson rejects this and says she phoned a lawyer at 2pm.<br /><br />
Rogers says Patterson performed the three factory resets after the lunch to “conceal” the contents on Phone B.<br /><br />
Patterson rejects this.<br /><br />
Rogers then turns to her final points in the cross-examination.<br /><br />
She suggests Patterson deliberately sourced death cap mushrooms in 2023.</p><p>Patterson rejects this.<br /><br />
Rogers says Patterson deliberately included death cap mushrooms in the beef wellingtons she served her lunch guests.</p><p>It’s an agreed fact in this case.... that this [phone number] lost connection ... could be due to:</p><p>a. The sim card being removed from the handset;</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jun/12/australia-mushroom-trial-live-cross-examination-of-erin-patterson-to-continue-on-day-31-of-her-triple-trial-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>