Ms Patterson's lawyers tell a regional Victorian court they are prepared to wait until next year for the case to progress to a committal hearing, despite an offer from the magistrate to have the matter fast-tracked to a Supreme Court trial.
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson has faced court for the first time in five months over the alleged mushroom poisonings of her relatives last year.
Her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, and Ian and Heather Wilkinson, fell gravely ill after eating the meal, with police saying their symptoms were consistent with having ingested poisonous death cap mushrooms.Magistrate questions impact of delayed hearings on Erin Patterson She was not required to speak, other than to confirm she could see and hear what was unfolding in the courtroom.Erin Patterson, sketched during last year's court hearing, is facing three counts of murder and five of attempted murder.Ms Patterson's barrister Colin Mandy SC said his client wanted the case to progress to a committal held at the regional court instead of it being transferred to Melbourne.
He said he had read a "quite voluminous" brief of evidence compiled by police, although the contents of the material were not disclosed to the court. Sarah Lenthall, from the Office of Public Prosecutions, told the court the Crown's position was that "a committal should proceed as soon as possible". Police laid murder charges against Ms Patterson in relation to the trio's death, while the attempted murder charges related to Mr Wilkinson and Ms Patterson's estranged husband, Simon.
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