WEBVTT - The Trial: Erin's death cap admission 

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<v Speaker 1>In terms of the meal that you cooked for the

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<v Speaker 1>lunch which is the subject of this trial. Yes, do

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<v Speaker 1>you accept that there must have been deathcap mushrooms in

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<v Speaker 1>that meal?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>I do. And speaking globally, do you remember where the

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<v Speaker 1>mushrooms that went into that meal came from? So all

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<v Speaker 1>of the mushrooms that went into.

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<v Speaker 2>The meal, right, So the vast majority came from the

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<v Speaker 2>local Wilworth's in Leongatha. Yes, and there were some from

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<v Speaker 2>the grocer in Melbourne.

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<v Speaker 3>That was actors voicing the words of defense barrister Colin

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<v Speaker 3>Mandy and his client, accused murderer Aaron Patterson. It was

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<v Speaker 3>the first time she was asked about the beef Wellington

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<v Speaker 3>meal at the center of this trial, the first time

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<v Speaker 3>she said there must have been deathcap mushrooms in it.

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<v Speaker 3>Her responses formed part of her day long testimony. Today,

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<v Speaker 3>testimony will break down this episode. I'm Brooke Greebert Cray

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<v Speaker 3>and this is the Mushroom cook. It's day twenty five

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<v Speaker 3>of Aaron Patterson's murder trial, and I'm here with court

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<v Speaker 3>reporter Laura Plassella. It was another big day in court,

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't it.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, Erin took the stand for the entire day, she

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<v Speaker 4>was wearing a different outfit than she was yesterday. She

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<v Speaker 4>was in a navy blouse with white polka dots on it,

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<v Speaker 4>but she still had her hair out, and today she

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<v Speaker 4>brought her glasses with her.

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<v Speaker 3>In yesterday's episode, we wanted our listeners to hear Erin

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<v Speaker 3>in her own words as she gave evidence for the

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<v Speaker 3>first time, but in today's episode will be providing more

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<v Speaker 3>contexts around the topics.

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<v Speaker 4>That she was asked about yes At the top of

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<v Speaker 4>the episode, our listener's heard in exchange between mister Mandy

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<v Speaker 4>and Aaron today where she was specifically asked about the

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<v Speaker 4>lunch on July twenty nine, and this was actually the

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<v Speaker 4>first time she has been asked in court by mister

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<v Speaker 4>Mandy about this lunch. It hasn't been touched on before,

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<v Speaker 4>and she admitted in her response that there must have

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<v Speaker 4>been death caps in that meal. Now it has been

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<v Speaker 4>a few episodes since we've mentioned the defense case. Just

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<v Speaker 4>as a reminder, Erin has pleaded not guilty to three

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<v Speaker 4>counts of murder and one count of attempted murder. She

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<v Speaker 4>says what happened at that lunch was a tragedy and

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<v Speaker 4>a terrible accident.

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<v Speaker 3>Erin was also asked about her love of mushrooms and

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<v Speaker 3>she said she discussed fungi with her Facebook friends, who

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<v Speaker 3>have given evidence already in this trial.

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<v Speaker 4>Erin explained to the jury today how much she loves

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<v Speaker 4>mushrooms of all different varieties. She explained how she would

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<v Speaker 4>buy mushrooms from the local woolies near where she lived,

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<v Speaker 4>as well as farmers' markets and Asian grocers whenever she

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<v Speaker 4>came to Melbourne. These grocers were located around one of

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<v Speaker 4>her properties in Mount Waverley, namely in suburbs such as Oakley,

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<v Speaker 4>Clayton and Glen Waverley, and she said that she would

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<v Speaker 4>visit these stores when she was staying in Melbourne with

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<v Speaker 4>her children during the school holidays. The court heard that

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<v Speaker 4>some of the mushrooms she brought from these doors included shataki,

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<v Speaker 4>enochi or porscini mushrooms, and she said she would use

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<v Speaker 4>them in a variety of dishes such as curries, pasta

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<v Speaker 4>dishes and soup. When asked today by mister Mandy what

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<v Speaker 4>she liked about exotic mushrooms, she said, they just taste

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<v Speaker 4>more interesting, they have more flavor.

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<v Speaker 3>Aaron told the jury that she developed an interest in

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<v Speaker 3>wild mushrooms in early twenty twenty during COVID lockdowns in Victoria.

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<v Speaker 3>Aaron said she spotted mushrooms growing in the paddocks at

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<v Speaker 3>one of her properties at Shelcott Road in karram Burra,

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<v Speaker 3>and this is where she had animals. I think it's

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<v Speaker 3>important to note to our listeners that over eleven years

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<v Speaker 3>Aaron owned six properties. She owned four in karram Burrough

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<v Speaker 3>and that included in Nason Street Anthony Court, and she

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<v Speaker 3>had two properties on Shelcott Road. She had another property

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<v Speaker 3>in Mount Waverley at Lion Street which we mentioned earlier.

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<v Speaker 3>And finally she had another property at Gibson Street in

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<v Speaker 3>Lean Gathera and that's where the lunch took place. On

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<v Speaker 3>July twenty nine, twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 4>Erin told the court that it took a while for

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<v Speaker 4>her to confidently identify the mushrooms she was spotting. She

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<v Speaker 4>said she relied on a Facebook group for mushroom lovers,

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<v Speaker 4>where people could post the mushrooms they were seeing in

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<v Speaker 4>the wild and ask other people to help identify them.

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<v Speaker 4>After she said her knowledge increased, she began regularly picking

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<v Speaker 4>mushrooms and cooking them. Minmeals, including those she served her children.

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<v Speaker 4>She told the court she would chop the mushrooms up

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<v Speaker 4>very small so her children couldn't pick them out. She

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<v Speaker 4>told the court the mushrooms they were eating tasted good

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<v Speaker 4>and she didn't get sick.

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<v Speaker 3>Mister Mandy also asked Aaron questions about her purchasing a

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<v Speaker 3>dehydrator in April twenty twenty three. The jury previously heard

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<v Speaker 3>that Aaron dumped this dehydrator at Kunwara Tip and police

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<v Speaker 3>seized it. Asked why she bought the dehydrator, Aaron said,

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<v Speaker 3>I liked eating wild mushrooms, but it's a very small season.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't keep them too long in the fridge, so

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<v Speaker 3>it was one way of sort of preserving them and

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<v Speaker 3>having them available later on throughout the year. But it

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<v Speaker 3>wasn't just for mushrooms, so I thought perhaps I could

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<v Speaker 3>use it to preserve a whole range of things.

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<v Speaker 4>Between twenty twenty and twenty twenty three, Erin said she

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<v Speaker 4>foraged for mushrooms from a whole range of locations around

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<v Speaker 4>where she lived in Leengatha and carr And Borough. This

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<v Speaker 4>also included picking mushrooms on some of the properties she owned.

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<v Speaker 4>Mister Mandy asked her today whether she ever foraged for

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<v Speaker 4>mushrooms under oak trees, and she said she did not.

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<v Speaker 4>Photos were shown to Erin today that have been previously

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<v Speaker 4>shown to the jury. She confirmed these were photos she

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<v Speaker 4>had taken that had been extracted from devices seized from

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<v Speaker 4>her home. In the photos, the jury could see trays

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<v Speaker 4>from the dehydrader and on them there were slices of

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<v Speaker 4>dried mushrooms. She explained that she was doing some experimenting

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<v Speaker 4>with the de high and wanted to see how long

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<v Speaker 4>it would take to dry out fungi and what temperature

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<v Speaker 4>the dehydrata needed to be.

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<v Speaker 2>Said to so Laura.

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<v Speaker 3>At the start of the episode, our listeners would have

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<v Speaker 3>heard an exchange between mister Mandy and Aaron. Can you

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<v Speaker 3>talk more about where Aaron said the mushrooms in the

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<v Speaker 3>beef Wellington were from?

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<v Speaker 4>As we've heard previously, Aaron said that the mushrooms in

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<v Speaker 4>the Beef Wellington came from a Woolworth's and Leandngatha and

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<v Speaker 4>an Asian grocer in Melbourne. She told the court today

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<v Speaker 4>that she wasn't quite clear exactly where she bought them,

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<v Speaker 4>but she remembered buying them in April, bringing the product

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<v Speaker 4>home and realizing they smelled very pungent. She didn't think

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<v Speaker 4>a mushroom with that smell would work well in the

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<v Speaker 4>dish she was making at the time, so she put

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<v Speaker 4>them in a container and then placed that container in

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<v Speaker 4>her pantry. She told the court that that container with

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<v Speaker 4>the dried mushrooms from the Asian grocer was in her

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<v Speaker 4>pantry around the time she was dehydrating wild mushrooms in

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<v Speaker 4>May and June, and she went on to say that

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<v Speaker 4>she remembered putting dehydrated wild mushrooms into a container that

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<v Speaker 4>already held other dried mushrooms.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, let's move on from mushrooms, and let's talk about

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<v Speaker 3>another topic that Aaron was asked questions about, that being

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<v Speaker 3>child support.

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<v Speaker 4>The jury has previously heard evidence that Aaron and Simon

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<v Speaker 4>permanently separated in twenty fifteen, but had remained friends until

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<v Speaker 4>around October twenty twenty two. This was when a dispute

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<v Speaker 4>arose about child support after Aaron had found out that

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<v Speaker 4>Simon changed the marital status on his tax return to single.

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<v Speaker 4>Erin told the court that she was annoyed that Simon

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<v Speaker 4>had not told her that he was making this change

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<v Speaker 4>on her tax return, and if he had told her earlier,

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<v Speaker 4>she would have been able to make an application for

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<v Speaker 4>a family tax benefit.

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<v Speaker 3>Erin spoke to her friends about the child support issue

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<v Speaker 3>in a Facebook group chat. She became emotional today when

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<v Speaker 3>answering questions about those messages that she sent. When speaking,

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<v Speaker 3>Erin and wiped her eyes with her hand and grabbed

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<v Speaker 3>a tissue. She went on to say that she had

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<v Speaker 3>been part of this chat since January twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 4>The messages that Erin was being asked about today were

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<v Speaker 4>sent in December twenty twenty two, and they are about

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<v Speaker 4>Don's response to the issue. Don being Simon's father. The

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<v Speaker 4>jury were once again shown these messages in court. Here

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<v Speaker 4>is the first one.

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<v Speaker 2>So Don said, they can't adjudicate if they don't know

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<v Speaker 2>both sides, and Simon won't give his side, so he said,

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<v Speaker 2>all he can ask is that Simon and I get

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<v Speaker 2>together and pray for the children this family. I swear

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<v Speaker 2>to fucking God.

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<v Speaker 4>Erin told the court today that she sent this message

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<v Speaker 4>to her Facebook friends because she felt hurt, frustrated, and

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<v Speaker 4>a little bit desperate. Here's more of what she said today.

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<v Speaker 2>I knew that the women would probably support me. Being

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<v Speaker 2>annoyed about those things, and so I sent them to

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<v Speaker 2>them knowing they would probably latch on and become like

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<v Speaker 2>a cheer squad for your problems. Does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 2>She then went on to say, I wish I never

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<v Speaker 2>said that. I feel very feel ashamed for saying it,

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<v Speaker 2>and I wish the families didn't have to hear that

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<v Speaker 2>I said that they didn't deserve it.

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<v Speaker 3>Mister Mandy then asked Aaron questions about this message she

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<v Speaker 3>sent her online friends.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sick of this shit. I want nothing to do

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<v Speaker 2>with them. I thought his parents would want him to

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<v Speaker 2>do the right thing, but it seems they're concern about

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<v Speaker 2>not wanting to feel uncomfortable and not wanting to get

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<v Speaker 2>involved in their son's personal matters. Are overwriting that?

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<v Speaker 3>So fulcom Aaron told the court she regretted the language

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<v Speaker 3>that she used. Here's more of what she said.

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<v Speaker 2>I needed to vent. I needed to get the frustration

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<v Speaker 2>off my chest, and the choices are go into the

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<v Speaker 2>paddock and tell the sheep or vent to these women.

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<v Speaker 2>I regret the language that I used, but I knew

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<v Speaker 2>that they would rally around me. I probably played up

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<v Speaker 2>the emotion to get that support.

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<v Speaker 3>In court today. Aaron went on to say that she

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<v Speaker 3>didn't mean those things.

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<v Speaker 2>I was really frustrated with Simon, but it wasn't done

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<v Speaker 2>Gale's fault, it wasn't the family's fault, and it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>even entirely Simon's fault. I played a part in the

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<v Speaker 2>issue too.

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<v Speaker 3>Ultimately, Aaron said it was wrong to try and involve

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<v Speaker 3>Don and Gail and she should have approached it differently

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<v Speaker 3>with Simon. Let's move on to another topic. Yesterday. Aaron

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<v Speaker 3>spoke about her low self esteem in July twenty twenty three,

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<v Speaker 3>but today mister Mandy asked her more about her relationship

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<v Speaker 3>with food.

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<v Speaker 4>She explained that she has struggled with body image issues

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<v Speaker 4>ever since she was a teenager. She said she tried

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<v Speaker 4>every diet under the sun, and also battled Bolimia. This

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<v Speaker 4>is what she said today. I mean, it's been a

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<v Speaker 4>rollercoaster over the years. When I was a kid, Mum

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<v Speaker 4>would weigh us every week to make sure we weren't

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<v Speaker 4>putting on too much weight, and so I went to

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<v Speaker 4>the extreme of barely eating then and through my adult

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<v Speaker 4>years going the other way binging. I suppose, for lack

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<v Speaker 4>of a better word, I had never had a good

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<v Speaker 4>relationship with food, a healthy relationship with food.

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<v Speaker 3>Erin and mister Mandy also had an exchange about her health,

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<v Speaker 3>in particular about cancer. In week one of the trial.

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<v Speaker 3>When Simon gave his evidence, he said Aaron had invited him,

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<v Speaker 3>along with Don, Gail Ian and Heather to lunch as

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<v Speaker 3>she wanted to discuss some important medical issues. According to Ian,

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<v Speaker 3>Aaron told her guests she had cancer and described it

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<v Speaker 3>as life threatening.

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<v Speaker 4>However, the defense have conceded since the beginning of the

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<v Speaker 4>trial that Erin was never diagnosed with cancer, but have

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<v Speaker 4>suggested that Erin only told the lunch guests that she

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<v Speaker 4>had a suspected diagnosis of cancer. Here's her exchange with

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<v Speaker 4>mister Mandy today.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to ask you some questions now about your

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<v Speaker 1>health over the years. The first question is, have you

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<v Speaker 1>ever been diagnosed with ovarian cancer?

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<v Speaker 2>I have not.

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<v Speaker 1>Have you ever had a needle biopsy on a lump

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<v Speaker 1>on your elbow?

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<v Speaker 2>I've never had a needle biopsy anywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Were you worried about having ovarian cancer at any stage?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I was. I was quite worried about it at

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<v Speaker 2>certain times.

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<v Speaker 1>And the jury has seen some medical records from the

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<v Speaker 1>end of twenty twenty one. Exhibit are yeap where you

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<v Speaker 1>went to the doctor and complained and suggested to the

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<v Speaker 1>doctor that you might have of a cancer. Is that right? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I did do that.

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<v Speaker 1>What were your symptoms? What was going on?

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<v Speaker 2>I'd been having for a few months by then, a

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<v Speaker 2>multitude of symptoms. I felt very fatigued. I had ongoing

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<v Speaker 2>abdominal pain, I had chronic headaches. I put on a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of weight in quite a short period of time,

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<v Speaker 2>and had like my feet and my hands seemed to

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<v Speaker 2>retain a lot of fluid. And what set me over

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<v Speaker 2>the edge to actually go to the doctor was my

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<v Speaker 2>wedding ring suddenly wouldn't fit, and so I took them

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<v Speaker 2>to the local jeweler to be resized, and only a

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<v Speaker 2>few weeks later when I picked them up, they, like

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<v Speaker 2>my hands had outgrown them again and I so this

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<v Speaker 2>was like a rapid thing that caused me concern.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the notes indicate this Aaron Worries ovarian cancer has

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<v Speaker 1>been googling her symptoms.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, yep?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what you had been doing?

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<v Speaker 2>I had, yep. I consulted doctor Google.

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<v Speaker 1>Were there any other reasons about from your own symptoms

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<v Speaker 1>where you thought you might have avarian cancer.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, there were a few. I had a family history

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<v Speaker 2>of it on both sides of my parents. I'd had

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<v Speaker 2>an overian cyst myself in about two thousand and two,

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<v Speaker 2>and my daughter had an ovarian mass when she was

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<v Speaker 2>a baby. Erin went on to say that her daughter's

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<v Speaker 2>experience in hospital damaged her faith in the medical system,

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<v Speaker 2>especially since they dismissed her concern about her daughter's ovarian mass.

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<v Speaker 2>Erin also said she suffered chronic headaches and started googling

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<v Speaker 2>her symptoms, convincing herself that she had a brain tumor

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<v Speaker 2>or a brain disease.

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<v Speaker 3>To finish off, Laura, let's talk about the long queue

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<v Speaker 3>that was outside La Troe Valley Law Courts today. I

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<v Speaker 3>believe some people were lining up at six am.

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<v Speaker 4>News broke very late yesterday that Erin would be taking

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<v Speaker 4>the stand in her own trial, so there wasn't much

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<v Speaker 4>time for members of the public to get down to

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<v Speaker 4>the courthouse in Morwell to hopefully snag a seat. But

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<v Speaker 4>today people were very much prepared. Like you said, Brooke,

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<v Speaker 4>they were arriving very early to get their spot in

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<v Speaker 4>the queue.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I think by eight am there were about twenty

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<v Speaker 3>people in the line, and the doors to the courthouse

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<v Speaker 3>don't actually open until nine am.

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<v Speaker 4>Not everyone got a seat at the beginning of the trial,

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<v Speaker 4>which kicks off at ten thirty every day, but we

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<v Speaker 4>will say that the staff at the courthouse in Morwell

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<v Speaker 4>have been doing a great job of making sure everything's

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<v Speaker 4>been running smoothly considering that more people than usual are

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<v Speaker 4>coming through the building.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, we definitely have to give a shout out to

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<v Speaker 3>the security guards. They do an awesome job. And I

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<v Speaker 3>think that's all for today, so we will be back

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<v Speaker 3>tomorrow as Aaron Pattison takes the stand for a third day.