KEY EVENTS IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF ERIN PATTERSON:

* 2015: Erin and Simon Patterson separate but continue an amicable relationship with shared custody of their two children

* November 2022: Simon notices a change in their relationship after he changes his tax return to "separated" and Erin asks for child support

* June 24, 2023: Erin hosts her former in-laws, Don and Gail, for lunch with her children at her home in Leongatha; no one falls ill

* June 28, 2023: Erin tells Don and Gail about a lump on her elbow that requires testing

* July 16, 2023: At a Sunday service held at Korumburra Baptist Church, where Simon's uncle Ian Wilkinson is pastor, Erin invites Simon, Don, Gail, Ian and his wife Heather to another lunch at her home

* July 28, 2023: Simon texts Erin to decline her invitati

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