Rogers, who testified in court. Although Simon had first agreed to go, he abruptly withdrew from the lunch and texted his ex-wife to explain that he would “feel too uncomfortable.”
“Sorry, I feel too uncomfortable coming to lunch with you, mum, dad, Heather, and Ian tomorrow, but I am happy to talk about your health and implications of that at another time,”
The jurors heard him say when he contacted Patterson. Please let me know if you would want to talk over the phone.
Patterson replied that she had spent a great deal of time ‘preparing lunch for tomorrow, which has been stressful’ and that she was’really disappointed’.
She also expressed dissatisfaction at having “spent a small fortune” on supplies, adding that she hoped Simon would reconsider.
