A woman accused of serving her ex-husband's parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch has made a special request in her second appearance in court in Australia. Erin Patterson, 49, appeared briefly in the Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court by video link from a Melbourne prison where she has been held since she was arrested in November last year.She is accused of killing her former parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail Patterson's sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66.
""Does she understand it's unlikely to be this year?" Mr Walsh said. Mr Mandy responded: "We anticipated the court might be able to accommodate us at that period, in that window we flagged with your honour, but if it's the next year then Ms Patterson is content to wait."Which puts her in custody for 14 or 15 months... at the least."Crown prosecutor Sarah Lenthall objected to the delay.