The sole survivor of the deadly mushroom lunch is making good progress with his recovery at home, while a friend has called for the ‘truth to come out’ about the mysterious meal.
Pastor Ian Wilkinson, 68, narrowly avoided death after eating a poisonous beef wellington dish cooked by stay-at-home mum Erin Patterson in Leongatha, in Victoria’s east, on July 29.
His wife Heather, 66, his sister Gail and her husband Don Patterson, had been invited over for lunch as part of a ‘mediation’ gathering to discuss Ms Patterson’s relationship with her estranged husband Simon, who pulled out at the last minute.
Around 30 parishioners prayed for Mr Wilkinson’s continued recovery in South Gippsland church on Sunday.
Pastor Ian Wilkinson (pictured, right), 68, narrowly avoided death after eating a poisonous beef wellington dish cooked by stay-at-home mum Erin Patterson in Leongatha, in Victoria’s east, on July 29. A memorial for his wife Heather (left), 66, will be held on Wednesday
Erin Patterson is pictured outside her home days after serving the deadly meal
‘He’s doing OK, that’s all we really know at the moment,’ a churchgoer told the Herald Sun.
‘He’s certainly improving.’
Last week, church attendee Trevor Shaw told the publication the town longed for the ‘truth’ to be revealed.
‘All of them have been praying earnestly for Ian’s recovery and that the truth will come out,’ he said.
‘That’s the main thing. That the truth will come out, and then we’ll all be able to, in a sense, relax because then there’ll be some closure.’
It comes as members of the tight-knit Korumburra Baptist Church will remember his wife, Mrs Wilkinson, at a public memorial on Wednesday.
The memorial is expected to be similar to that held for the Pattersons on August 31 when more than 450 mourners gathered at the Korumburra Recreation Centre to pay their respects to the beloved couple.
Erin’s former in-laws Don and Gail Patterson (pictured) died a week after attending the lunch
Simon Patterson paid tribute to his parents at a public memorial last month
Mr Wilkinson has not been spotted in public since his release from the Austin Hospital and it remains unknown if he has yet spoken to homicide detectives.
In a tribute published online, family said Ms Wilkinson’s life was ‘well lived’.
‘Beloved wife, daughter, sister, mum, favourite mother-in-law, grandma, and friend to many,’ it read.
‘Hers was a life well lived, and we love her. Dearly missed until we meet again. At home with her Lord Jesus.’
Last week, Daily Mail Australia revealed that Mr Patterson had security cameras installed in his house just days after his release from hospital.
Victoria Police has declined to comment on claims by veteran crime reporter John Silvester that forensic tests have led police to conclude the mushrooms in the infamous meal were responsible for the trio’s deaths.
‘The investigation remains ongoing,’ a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
Erin Patterson has denied any wrongdoing, and Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting that she intentionally poisoned her four relatives.
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