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Erin ‘never actually asked’ about condition of lunch guests after meal, court hears: Trial day three, as it happened

Marta Pascual Juanola and Erin Pearson
Updated ,first published

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‘Erin was being extremely aggressive’: Another tense text exchange
Key people involved
Can you please pay this? A tense text exchange over child expenses
How a ‘missing’ 70th birthday invitation sparked a family rift
Simon Patterson ‘intrigued’ that Erin ‘never actually asked’ about the condition of family members after mushroom lunch
‘She struggled’: Simon questioned about his estranged wife’s medical history
Inside room 4 of the Morwell courthouse

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