The Supreme Court today played video of a police interview with Erin Patterson, revealing her soft-spoken denials and emotional explanation about wanting to maintain family relationships with her estranged husband's parents.

• Detective Senior Constable Stephen Eppingstall from the Homicide Squad appeared as the final prosecution witness
• Police questioned why Ms Patterson wasn't as sick as the others after the meal
• She denied owning a dehydrator despite police allegedly  finding a manual in her home
• She explained hosting the lunch because "they're the only family that I've got"
• During the interview, Ms Patterson recounted a doctor telling her they suspected death cap mushrooms
• Ms Patterson was observed crying in court while watching the video footage
• The defendant faces three murder charges and one attempted murder charge. Her plea is not-guilty. 

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