Mushroom killer to be jailed for life after appeals court finds sentence too light
The judges said the murders were carefully planned and a cruel breach of trust, and Patterson becomes only the second Australian woman sentenced to life without parole.
- On Friday, The Court dismissed Erin Patterson's appeal against her murder convictions, upholding a prosecution challenge that found her original sentence too light.
- Patterson, 52, was found guilty of killing three relatives using toxic mushrooms hidden in Wellingtons during a July 2023 lunch and received 25 years for attempted murder of a fourth guest.
- Justice Stephen McLeish stated the crimes were "extraordinarily cold and calculated" and involved "shocking criminality" deserving to be "denounced in the strongest terms."
- Prosecutors successfully appealed the original 33 years non-parole period, ensuring Patterson remains in prison for life without possibility of release.
- Seven grounds of appeal were presented in August, but The Court dismissed them all, confirming the guilty verdict for the three deaths.
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Erin Patterson's Mushroom Murder Case Takes Devastating Final Turn
Erin Patterson lost her appeal against her triple-murder convictions, closing another chapter in Australia’s notorious mushroom murder case. The court also removed her chance of parole, meaning she faced spending the rest of her life behind bars. The 52-year-old had challenged her convictions on seven grounds, alleging miscarriages of justice during her trial. However, Victoria’s Court […]
The Court of Appeal rejected Erin Patterson's application and toughened his sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Le Journal de Montreal
Le Journal de Quebec"The possibility of appeal is denied," said the Victorian Court of Appeal in Melbourne.
A defendant in Australia accused of murdering her husband's family by feeding them food containing poisonous mushrooms has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. According to ABC and other Australian media outlets on the 30th, the Court of Appeal in Victoria, southeastern Australia, at a sentencing hearing held on that day, [sentenced] 52-year-old Erin Patterson, who was charged with murder and other offenses
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