Rogers said Patterson doesn’t want her kids to attend at lunch, so they won’t eat the meals she intends to serve lunch guests.

"No, that's not true," Patterson said.

Rogers showed the court a message sent by Simon on July 28, 2023 (the day before lunch). Simon said in it, he felt "too uncomfortable" to attend lunch, but was happy to discuss Patterson's "health" and its "meaning."

Rogers said Simon's mention of Patterson's health directly mentioned that she told him on July 16, 2023 that she had important medical news.

"I don't agree," Patterson replied.

In Patterson's reply, she said Simon's rejection of the lunch invitation was disappointing. She said she might not be able to host such lunches “for a long time.”

Rogers said Patterson wrote the words to make it look like “a medical problem is the cause.” She said Patterson was "allegedly" referring to medical issues she told him on July 16, 2023.

Patterson said she did tell Simon on July 16, 2023 that she wanted to discuss medical issues at lunch.

Patterson said in earlier evidence that her refusal to medical problems was "important" and she needed advice on how to break it down to her children.

"I'm not seeking advice," she said.

Patterson said she did want to discuss medical advice, but that was not the “purpose” of lunch. She said:

I don't remember exactly, but I can only tell you that this is not why I invited him.

Patterson denies telling her ex-partner that she has important medical news and she wants to be about it

Rogers said Simon had evidence that July 16, 2023 - two weeks before lunch - Patterson approached him after the church service and said she had some important medical news that she wanted advice and how to break it down to the kids.

Patterson said she did approach Simon after the service but refused to say these words.

Rogers said Simon recalls Patterson saying she was inviting him to have lunch with his parents Don and Gail, as well as his aunt, uncle Heather and Heather and Ian.

Patterson agreed to her invitation to Simon for lunch.

Patterson declined to say she told Simon that she didn't want their kids to have lunch.

Patterson rejects evidence of Facebook friends

Rogers says Patterson's Facebook friend Christine Hunt Providing evidence drawn by Patterson for Simon, the father of “compulsiveness.” Patterson refused to tell Hunter.

Rogers said Hunter's evidence also suggests Simon disagrees with her, especially in responding to the child's medical problems. Patterson rejected this.

Rogers says child protection workers, Katrina Crippsthere is evidence that Patterson told her that Simon was "despicable" to her, "but never disliked."

“I think I do say that,” Patterson said.

Rogers showed the court another Facebook message with her online friends during a December 6, 2022 group chat. Patterson said in the news that her in-laws would not intervene to resolve her dispute with Simon. Then, she wrote “So fucking” about Don and Gale.

Patterson said:

I wrote that book, I vented, and I felt frustrated.

I feel ashamed of what I wrote.

Patterson and Simon's interaction is "tough", court heard

Rogers said Patterson's son had evidence that the interaction before lunch was “very negative” when she and Simon were married.

Asked if she agrees with the observation, Patterson said the interaction between the two was “tense.”

Roger posted a Facebook message to her Facebook friend on December 6, 2022.

"It expresses how you really feel about Don and Gail," Rogers said.

"No," Patterson said.

Patterson also rejected Rogers' suggestion that on the same day, the message that Don and Gale were "a lost cause" reflected how she really felt about them.

Patterson said she told her ex-partner before moving her kids to a new school

Rogers brought Patterson to the Facebook message she sent to online friends during a December 7, 2022 group chat.

In the message, Patterson said that if Simon will not participate in paying tuition, she could “choose their school alone.”

Rogers asked Patterson if the evidence was still that she consulted Simon before moving her child to a new school.

"I did suggest. I did tell him," Patterson said.

Patterson denies that she is "angry" at her parents-in-law

Rogers advised Patterson to be “angry” and that her parents-in-law would not rule on the dispute between her and Simon.

Patterson said she wasn't angry.

Rogers said Patterson did not tell Simon that she intended to move their kids to a new school.

"I suggest you just did it without notifying him. Right or incorrect?" Rogers said.

Patterson rejected this.

Patterson denies trying to convince her parents-in-law in group chat messages

Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC Patterson is being questioned.

Patterson sat in the witness box, wearing a dark top with white dots on it.

Rogers took Patterson to her group chat with Simon and his parents Don and Gail. The news that was shown to the court yesterday began in December 2022 and was displayed on App Signal.

In the news, the group is discussing financial arrangements for the children, including their tuition fees.

Yesterday, Patterson said in the news that she was not trying to let her in-laws convince their son Simon to pay half of the children's tuition for Patterson and Simon.

Rogers asked Patterson if it was still her answer. Patterson said yes.

She said she was trying to get her in-laws to "mediate" the issue.

"I'm trying to ask Don and Gale to help Simon and me communicate better," Patterson said.

The juror entered Mowell's court.

As we wait for today's lawsuit to begin, this is the review the jury heard on the 27th day of the trial.

1. After cross-examination, Erin Patterson Refusing to intentionally forage death cap mushrooms, placing them in the beef in Wellington, she provides guests with trade-offs to calculate a person’s lethal dose.

2. Patterson denied telling her lunch guest that she was diagnosed with cancer. Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC said she told lunch guests that she had cancer. Patterson replied: “I don’t agree.” Earlier, she said she thought she had talked about “going through some tests” at lunch.

3. Patterson said she lied to dehydrated mushrooms and food because she was “feared” and “responsible.”

4. Patterson's communication dial with her mother-in-law Gail PattersonAt lunch, about medical dates that didn't happen. During Rogers' inquiry, Patterson admitted that she had an appointment, including a needle biopsy.

5. justice Christopher Beale Tell the jury a timeline for the trial (originally scheduled for six weeks) to break out for at least two weeks.

Welcome to Day 28 Erin PattersonTriple murder trial.

Patterson began testifying Monday afternoon and will return to the witness box for the fifth day.

Prosecutor Nanette Rogers SC will continue to interrogate Patterson.

The trial is the sixth week trial and will be resumed from 10:30 a.m. The court will recess at 1 p.m. this afternoon.

Patterson, 50, encountered three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder in connection with a beef Wellington lunch at his house in Leongatha, Victoria on July 29, 2023.

She was accused of murdering her in-laws, University Teacher and Gail Pattersonthe aunt of her estranged husband, Heather Wilkinson. Attempted murder is related to Heather's husband Ian.

She pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Prosecutors accused Patterson of intentionally poisoning her lunch guests with “murder intentions,” but her lawyers said the poisoning was a tragic accident.