The only surviving guest at the deadly beef Wellington lunch at the heart of Australia's high-profile Australian court case Said he and his wife were "very happy" to invite the party.

After the meal, Ian Wilkinson fell ill, which led to the death of his wife and two other relatives.

Erin Patterson, accused of murdering three relatives and murdering another, pleaded not guilty to herself, and her defense panel said she was "panicked" after accidentally providing poison to her loved ones.

A few days after the meal, the three died in the hospital.

The victims include Ms. Patterson's former in-laws, Don Patterson, 70, and Gail Patterson, 70, and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66.

The local pastor and Heather’s husband, Mr. Wilkinson, survived several weeks of treatment at the hospital.

He told the packaging court that Ms Patterson plated “all foods” which included mashed potatoes, green beans and beef Wellington.

"Everyone has a personal serving, which is a lot like mushy," he said. "It's a pastry case, and when we cut into it, there's steak and mushrooms. It's totally wrapped in pastry."

Mr Wilkinson also said Gail and Heather picked up four gray plates with food and placed them on the table, while Ms. Patterson ate them from the “orange tan” colored plate.

"Irene picked up the weird plate and took it to the table. She brought it to the place on the table."

He was shown a photo of the dining table on his iPad and marked where each of the five people were sitting for lunch.

He said he and Heather both "had a whole meal" and Don also ate half of Gale's beef Wellington.

“Someone talks about husband helping his wife.”

He said Ms. Patterson was definitely “diet” but could not be “determined” how much she ate.

There was a dessert cake and fruit plate, but Mr Wilkinson told the court that there wasn't much to eat because everyone was full in the main course.

When asked about his relationship with Ms. Patterson, he said: "I would say our relationship is friendly, friendly. It doesn't have much depth. We're more like acquaintances. We don't have a lot of things to do with each other."

"To me, she seems to be a normal person." "When we encounter things, it's friendly. We never argue or dispute. She looks like a normal person."

He said: "Heather originally had more Erin than me and talked to her more than I did, but we didn't think the relationship was intimate."

Mr Wilkinson recalled that the invitation was proposed for a week or two to Heather Wilkinson of the church.

"We are very happy to be invited. It seems that our relationship may improve," he said.

“We are happy to accept.”

The court was presented to Mrs. Wilkinson's diary with a copy of her writing "Lunch with Pencil."

Write in blue ink: "12:00" - Mr. Wilkinson is talking about the time Don and Gail Patterson answered them. Another “fruit” in the diary, he said, refers to the fruit plates they are going to have lunch.

Ms. Patterson sat without emotion in a light pink striped shirt when Mr. Wilkinson began the evidence.

Last week, her lawyer said that unintentionally hurt anyone, death was the result of a tragic accident - although many facts were uncontroversial and were believed to have lied to police several times.

On Monday, the jury heard part of Ms. Patterson from members of a real crime Facebook team.

One of the witnesses, Christine Hunt, was asked about Erin Patterson’s relationship with her estranged husband Simon.

She told the court that Ms Patterson used the terms “control” and “force.”

Another member of the same group. Daniela Barkley told the court that Erin Patterson was “excited” about buying a dehydrator and showed the jury several images shared with the group that showed mushrooms drying on the metal rack of the equipment.

"I've been hiding mushrooms in all the mushrooms" - including recipes like brownies, so her kids can't tell them they're eating them.

The court also heard that in July 2023, she asked the group about her advice to cook beef Wellington, a dish given to four guests at that deadly lunch later that same month.