"The lone survivor told the court that the actions of Patterson had left him feeling "half alive." A pastor in a local church, Ian Wilkinson spent months in hospital, and said on Monday he had only just survived. Patterson maintains her innocence, saying the poisonings were not intentional. But Wilkinson has urged Patterson to confess. "I encourage Erin to receive my offer of forgiveness for those harms done to me with full confession and repentance. I bear her no ill will," he said."
"Patterson was convicted in July of triple murder for serving a deadly meal to her estranged husband's parents, aunt and uncle during a beef Wellington lunch laced with death cap mushrooms at her home in 2023. Last month, evidence revealed in court that Patterson may have also tried to kill her husband by poisoning him with a chicken korma. The 50-year-old's trial attracted interest from podcasters, film crews and true crime fans to a courthouse in the rural town of Morwell."
Erin Patterson received a life sentence with a 33-year non-parole period for poisoning four relatives with death cap mushrooms, resulting in three deaths. The victims included Don and Gail Patterson and Heather Wilkinson. Ian Wilkinson, a pastor and the lone survivor, spent months in hospital and told the court he felt "half alive," urging Patterson to confess while offering forgiveness and saying he bore her no ill will. Patterson maintains her innocence and says the poisonings were not intentional. Evidence also suggested a possible attempt to poison her estranged husband with a chicken korma. The case drew widespread true-crime attention in Morwell.
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