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Dropped Erin Patterson poisoning charges were 'dubious', judge says
Judge criticizes prosecution for weak evidence in dropping poisoning charges against Simon Patterson despite Erin Patterson's conviction for poisoning three relatives in 2023.
- In Court of Appeal documents, Justice Phillip Priest wrote prosecutors had sought to put their case in a "dubious way," leading the Office of Public Prosecutions to drop the charges against Simon Patterson.
- By separating the Simon Patterson allegations into their own trial, the Supreme Court of Victoria noted evidence was "of a different quality" and refused to combine it with the lunch charges.
- Simon Patterson consulted Associate Professor Christopher Mills, who said his symptoms in 2021 and 2022 were 'highly unusual' after meals prepared by Erin Patterson, requiring multiple surgeries.
- Erin Patterson faces a pre-sentence hearing on August 25 and 26, with concerns over the 'dubious' evidence leading prosecutors to drop charges.
- In July 1953, Veronica Monty was charged with attempted murder after mixing Thall-rat into her son-in-law Rob Lulham's Milo, but she was ultimately found not guilty.
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