Erin Patterson Trial Live: Witnesses Continue to Prove Evidence on Day 8 of Mushroom Cook’s Murder Trial | Victoria
The court heard that Foot recalled Erin's return to the hospital.
After cross-examination, Foote agreed to Erin complain about diarrhea, abdominal pain and nausea.
She was asked about evidence of Erin's blood pressure and said it was the upper layer of the normal range.
Mandy asked Foote's assessment that Erin "appeared to have stomach disease," and she confirmed it.
He turned to Foote and suggested Erin should test her kids - she said her kid had leftovers from beef Wellington without mushrooms. Foote agrees that Erin wants to pick up her kids from school, but she emphasizes the risks of doing so.
She said she discussed Erin starting intravenous fluids, antibiotics and N-acetylcysteine (NAC)—a liver treatment, and she was then transferred to Monash Medical Center.
Foote agreed to her warning that Erin's prognosis of poisoning may include the need for a liver transplant.
Dr. Veronica Foote continues evidence
Dr. Veronica Foote, who worked as a general practitioner at Leongatha Hospital in July 2023, is continuing the evidence.
Patterson's attorney Colin Mandy SC is being questioned.
He asked Foote about Erin being discharged from the hospital on July 31 at 8.10 am - two days after lunch.
She agreed to Erin at 8.10 a.m. that she would return to the hospital soon.
At this time, Foote and Erin discussed the possibility of her being transferred to a tertiary hospital in Melbourne Metropolitan Mandy said.
Foot said it was advice to the medical team, but she couldn't remember whether she told Erin explicitly.
Erin then returned to the hospital at 9.48 am, the court heard.
The jury has just entered the room, so we should see the prosecution will continue soon.
What we learned yesterday
As we wait for the trial to begin today, here is the review the jury heard yesterday:
1. Aileen Lenge Hospital’s medical advice was discharged five minutes after being told she might be exposed to potentially fatal mushroom poisoning. The court was called three times zero calls Dr. Chris Webster Departing from Leongatha Hospital on July 31 (two days after lunch) to raise concerns about Erin's health and safety after discharge.
2. When Erin returned to the hospital later that morning, Webster stressed the importance of her child - she said her child ate leftovers from the beef Wellington without mushrooms. He said Erin said they would be scared. The court heard that he replied: "They may be afraid, alive or die".
3. Erin told her brother-in-law, Matthew PattersonThe court heard that during the call at around 10:30 a.m. on a two-day call for the fatal lunch, the mushrooms for the Wellington beef were sourced from Woolworths and Asian grocery stores. Webster said Erin told him that the mushrooms in the dish were sourced from Woolworths.
4. The court heard it Danielle Romanean official of the state's health department. She said no requests to search the state cancer registry found Aileen Received a cancer diagnosis.
5. Gail PattersonDaughter, Anna Terringtonher mother said lunch at Erin's house was "good". She said they were on the phone at around 5 p.m. that day.
Welcome to the eighth day of Erin Patterson’s triple murder trial.
We expect today's evidence to begin at 10:30 a.m.
Patterson, 50, served on July 29, 2023 at her home in Leongatha, Victoria, faces three counts of murder and one murder charge.
She was accused of murdering her in-laws, University Teacher and GailPattersonthe aunt of her estranged husband, HeatherWilkinson. Attempted murder is related to Heather's husband Ian.
She pleaded not guilty to the charges. The defense case was an incident or an accident, and Patterson never intended to hurt her lunch guests.