Erin Patterson mushroom murder trial LIVE updates: Detective reveals mystery surrounding Erin Patterson’s ‘Phone A’ – as mushroom murder trial hears another device was wiped clean during police search of her home

Lead murder detective Senior-Constable Stephen Eppingstall (pictured under) informed the Erin Patterson homicide trial jury that police examined 81 pages of digital data surrounding the system recognized within the trial as ‘Cellphone A’.

Nonetheless, the jury heard police have been by no means capable of finding and seize the telephone, a second Samsung Galaxy A23.

Sen-Constable Eppingstall stated he found the existence of the telephone and retreived data courting from 2019 to July 2023 for the quantity ending ‘783’.

‘The 783 quantity is in use for that whole interval,’ he informed the jury.

The detective stated he investigated the telephone after police realised that they had an ‘difficulty’ with ‘Cellphone B’, one other Samsung Galaxy A23 seized from Patterson’s bed room throughout a search of her residence on August 5, 2023 – per week after the lethal lunch.

The jury beforehand heard proof that Cellphone B was remotely manufacturing unit reset whereas in a safe locker on the Murder Squad headquarters in Melbourne on August 6.

The telephone had additionally been reset at 1.20pm on August 5 – about the identical time Patterson was left alone for ’20 to half-hour’ to make a telephone name whereas police searched her Leongatha residence.

Later, Sen-Constable Eppingstall stated he realised the quantity for Cellphone B offered by Patterson throughout her police interview had solely been related on July 11, 2023.

Police additionally seized a Samsung Galaxy pill which contained 19 pages of largely knowledge data. Nonetheless, SMS textual content messages have been found on the system.

Sen-Constable Eppingstall stated the SIM card from the pill had been within the system till August 3, 2023, earlier than it was then positioned in Cellphone B.

The detective informed the court docket data indicated the SIM card from Cellphone A was positioned right into a Nokia telephone which had been seized by police.

‘(At) 1.45pm on the fifth of August, 2023, we see the precise SIM card change from Cellphone A into a distinct telephone,’ Sen-Constable Eppingstall informed the court docket.

Investigators searched Patterson’s Leongatha residence once more on November 2 in search of Cellphone A however couldn’t find it.

Sen-Constable Eppingstall stated he was speaking to Dr Tom Could (pictured) about demise cap mushrooms when the knowledgeable witness informed him a couple of sighting in Outtrim, about quarter-hour drive from Leongatha.

The jury heard Dr Could informed the detective, unprompted, he had noticed a demise cap in Outtrim and uploaded it to iNaturalist beneath the deal with ‘Funkey Tom’.

Murder detective Senior Constable Stephen Eppingstall informed the jury that Simon Patterson (pictured) handed his telephone to police on August 6, 2023, however couldn’t carry out a knowledge extraction so handed the telephone again.

Simon gave the telephone to police once more on September 12 and it then was handed over to the Cybercrime Squad for knowledge extraction.

The court docket heard Simon had modified telephones throughout that interval however stated the system he gave police on September 12 was the identical one returned to him on August 6.

Sen-Constable Eppingstall stated he solely gave directions to retreive textual content messages from Simon’s telephone.

‘‘That’s all I requested for,’ the detective stated.

The jury heard 70 pages of information was extracted which contained about 280 texts between Simon and Erin.

The total obtain of Simon’s telephone was proven to the jury.

The jury heard Simon handed over telephones belonging to his mother and father Gail and Don Patterson on August 6.

‘I consider we obtained a full extraction of Gail’s telephone,’ Sen-Constable Eppingstall stated.

‘Don’s telephone was fairly empty, I do not assume he used his telephone very a lot.’

Sen-Constable Stephen Eppingstall stated he had a number of extra conferences with Erin Patterson and her estranged husband Simon after her preliminary police interview on August 5, per week after the lethal mushroom lunch.

He informed the jury he additionally obtained statements from Erin’s Bendigo Checking account from July 1 to August 4, 2023.

‘Can’t clarify why we didn’t return additional,’ Sen-Constable Eppingstall stated.

Mr Mandy raised with Sen-Constable Eppingstall two purchases Erin had made on July 5, 2023.

One transaction was made at a 7-Eleven retailer at Glen Waverley, in Melbourne’s east.

The opposite was made quickly after with a vendor the jury heard was known as ‘Chou Buying and selling P/L’.

Sen-Constable Eppingstall agreed he noticed the 7-Eleven file.

Lead defence barrister Colin Mandy SC is continuous his cross-examination of the ultimate prosecution witness, Murder Squad detective main Senior Constable Stephen Eppingstall.

Erin Patterson, who’s right now sporting a paisley prime, listened as Mr Mandy requested Sen-Constable Eppingstall if he was conscious the accused weighed 111.7kg when she was admitted to hospital on July 31.

Sen-Constable Eppingstall confirmed he was conscious and in addition agreed that Patterson purchased a number of books about food plan from Booktopia.

Mr Mandy additionally raised police protocols relating to media protection of the lethal mushroom lunch case.

Sen-Constable Eppingstall agreed that holding strains – a generic assertion from police media – had been ready.

‘There was important media curiosity,’ Mr Mandy stated.

The jury heard mainstream media had coated the case broadly on August 5.

Sen-Constable Eppingstall stated investigators famous the ‘important’ media protection and media ‘administration’ was to be ongoing.

The detective additionally agreed media was camped exterior Patterson’s Leongatha residence and a few members even went onto the property.

Erin Patterson, 50, is accused of murdering her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, after allegedly serving them a beef Wellington lunch which included demise cap mushrooms.

Patterson can also be accused of trying to homicide Heather’s husband, pastor Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending a number of weeks in an intensive care unit.

The court docket heard Patterson’s estranged husband, Simon, was additionally invited to the gathering at her residence in Leongatha, in Victoria’s Gippsland area, however did not attend.

Witnesses informed the jury Patterson ate her serving of the lunch from a smaller and in another way colored plate than these of her company, who ate from 4 gray plates.

Patterson informed authorities she purchased dried mushrooms from an unnamed Asian retailer within the Monash space of Melbourne, however well being inspectors may discover no proof of this.

Victoria’s well being division declared the demise cap mushroom poisoning was ‘remoted’ to Patterson’s lethal lunch.

A number of witnesses, together with Erin’s estranged husband Simon Patterson, Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson and different members of the family, have given emotion-charged proof to the jury.

Medical employees have informed the jury of the painful signs the dying lunch company and Mr Wilkinson suffered.

An knowledgeable witness informed the court docket demise cap mushrooms have been detected in particles taken from a dehydrator Patterson had dumped at an area tip.

Telecommunications knowledgeable Dr Matthew Sorell additionally informed the jury that Patterson’s telephone was detected close to areas at Outtrim and Loch, within the Gippsland area, the place demise cap mushrooms had been noticed.

Victoria Police Cybercrime Squad senior digital forensics officer Shamen Fox-Henry stated he discovered proof of a demise cap mushroom on knowledge from a pc seized from Patterson’s Leongatha residence on August 5, 2023.

On Friday, Austin Hospital intensive care director Professor Stephen Warrillow informed the jury he was on the Melbourne well being facility in July 2023 when the poisoned lunch company have been transferred to his care.

Professor Warrillow stated all sufferers got intense therapy and Don acquired a liver transplant.

Ian Wilkinson (pictured under) sat in court docket and listened as particulars of his spouse died from demise cap poisoning have been aired in court docket.

The jury additionally heard the textual content exchanges between well being division officer Sally Anne Atkinson and Patterson within the days after the lethal lunch as authorities rushed to resolve the reason for the outbreak.

On Tuesday, the jury was proven the police interview Patterson took half in shortly after her residence was searched on August 5.

Detectives seized a handbook for a Sunbeam hydrator however Patterson denied in her interview that she ever owned such an equipment.

Patterson additionally informed police she invited her in-laws for lunch as a result of she cherished them and so they have been like actual household to her.

Murder Squad detective main Senior Constable Stephen Eppingstall, the police informant within the Patterson trial, informed the court docket officers looked for a Samsung Galaxy A23 – often known as ‘Cellphone A’ – however it was by no means discovered.

Sen-Constable Eppingstall additionally stated one other Samsung Galaxy A23 – often known as ‘Cellphone B’ – was manufacturing unit reset a number of occasions together with whereas police searched Patterson’s Leongatha residence.

He stated Cellphone B was later remotely wiped whereas it was stored in a safe locker on the Murder Squad headquarters in Melbourne.

The jury additionally heard Patterson’s household had a historical past of most cancers and her daughter had a benign ovarian most cancers cyst eliminated.