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The Australian
4 days ago
- Health
- The Australian
The Bristol Stool Chart came up in the context of Ms Patterson's bowel movements after the beef Wellington.
You can now listen to The Australian's articles. Give us your feedback. You can now listen to The Australian's articles. Erin Patterson's umpteenth day in the witness stand peaked in the first few minutes after the King's Birthday long weekend euphoria melted. Nanette Rogers, prosecuting, took the accused back to Friday's evidence, asking about an appointment at the Enrich Clinic in Melbourne that Ms Patterson said she had booked to consider weight loss surgery. This was after her previous evidence about long-term body image issues and what she told the jury was her motivation for holding the beef Wellington lunch, rather than ovarian cancer. Dr Rogers asked Ms Patterson whether the clinic specialised in cosmetic dermatology rather than weight loss surgery. Asked if she agreed or disagreed that the clinic did not offer gastric bypass or gastric sleeve surgery, Ms Patterson responded: 'I don't know, I am a bit puzzled.'' She was then asked if she had lied to the jury. 'That wasn't a lie, that's what my memory was,'' she said. Much of this court case has been about whether – and when – Ms Patterson lied to police and others. After the cosmetic surgery questions, it was back to the grind. Ms Patterson first entered the witness box last Monday and despite a couple of short stints has featured for what has seemed like a really, really long time, facing Dr Rogers, who has been grinding away at her evidence. By the time it's all over, the prosecution and the defence will have trawled through every possible development linked to the meal that killed three people, including a reference to the Bristol Stool Chart. This chart came up in the context of Ms Patterson's bowel movements after the beef Wellington. If you need to know what the chart is, please Google it because this is a family newspaper. The King's Birthday fell on Monday in most states and territories and it gave the Morwell court fraternity an extra day's rest ahead of the beginning of the trial's seventh week. Despite the three-day break, it felt like the court had never stopped, and it felt also as if a lot of the questions and issues had already been run out. The length of the mushrooms legal arm wrestle means that pretty much everyone involved is either tired or blessed with elite stamina. At times, Ms Patterson and Dr Rogers clashed, the accused's eyes reportedly rolling at one point at another Rogers-asked 'Are you making this up as you go along, Ms Patterson?' 'No,'' she responded sharply. This was after discussing a conversation with Simon Patterson, her estranged husband, and whether she was well enough to pick up her two children soon after the meal was served and four of the guests fell sick. At times on Monday, Ms Patterson appeared to contradict the evidence of other witnesses, including her son, her former husband and medical staff. She disagreed with evidence from her eldest child, denying she was drinking coffee on the Sunday morning and rejecting his version of events over who was sick. Ms Patterson said it was her son who had claimed to have a stomach upset. 'I suggest that's a lie,'' Dr Rogers said. Ms Patterson responded: 'It's not.'' In relation to Simon's claims she was worried she would defecate if she drove after the meal, Ms Patterson also rejected this evidence. 'I did not tell him I was afraid I'd poo my pants, no,'' Ms Patterson said. Ms Patterson has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Times
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Times
Cassie testifies she ‘learnt not to fight back' — P Diddy trial live
Cassie has now been on the witness stand for nearly six hours, and has remained poised and calm during Wednesday's morning session. Her husband Alex Fine, a celebrity fitness trainer with whom she shares two children, is in the public gallery watching the proceedings. Combs's sons Quincy Brown, Christian Combs and Justin Combs are also in attendance, along with his mother Janice Combs. While the court has been on a short break, screens have been erected to shield monitors from the public gallery and overflow rooms. On Tuesday, Judge Arun Subramanian denied a request for access to videos of the 'freak offs' from some media organisations, stating that their release could revictimise the women depicted in them. Combs would often threaten to release footage of
