US EditionWoman Gets Life Sentence for Killing Three Relatives Using Toxic Mushrooms
Erin Patterson received a life sentence with 33 years minimum for murdering three relatives and attempting to kill a fourth using death cap mushrooms in 2023.
- On Monday, Justice Christopher Beale sentenced Erin Patterson, 50-year-old convicted defendant, to life imprisonment with a 33-year non-parole period, and she was returned to the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.
- A jury convicted Erin Patterson of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder involving victims Don Patterson, Gail Patterson, and Heather Wilkinson, with Ian Wilkinson surviving but seriously ill.
- Prosecutors said Patterson used beef Wellington pastries laced with death cap mushrooms, while she maintained the additions were accidental.
- Patterson has 28 days to lodge an appeal and must appeal by Oct. 6; she holds a maximum-security rating with at least 22 hours daily in her cell, having spent 15 months solitary.
- Because of intense public interest, the Victoria Supreme Court allowed the sentencing hearing to be broadcast live for the first time, and Justice Christopher Beale described the crimes as an enormous betrayal of trust.
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Mum who murdered in-laws with death cap mushroom-laced beef Wellington gets sentenced to life in jail
An Australian judge yesterday sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms.
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