Victorian woman, 50, has pleaded not guilty to three charges of murder and one of attempted murder following a fatal beef wellington lunch in Leongatha in 2023. Follow live
Mandy says the prosecution’s argument that Patterson wanted Simon at the lunch so she could also kill him is “absurd”.
He says it is not a possible prospect that Patterson wanted to “destroy her whole world”.
Defence tells court Patterson’s age and weight possible factors in her not getting as sick as her guests
Colin Mandy SC says the jury has heard expert evidence that people can experience death cap mushroom poisoning with variation in severity.
