Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for ‘truly dreadful’ crime, appeal court told

An Australian court has been told that the crimes of mushroom murderer Erin Patterson were "truly dreadful" and that she should never be allowed to leave prison.

Prosecutors say their no-parole demand is harsh but is called for by nature of crime

Prosecutors say Erin Patterson's sentence was "manifestly inadequate" as it allows for the possibility of parole.

Australian prosecutors have asked judges to stiffen mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's prison sentence - saying she should never be set free.

Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should fail Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Victoria’s highest court has been urged to dismiss Erin Patterson’s appeal against her triple murder conviction, hearing that the case against her during tria

Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson's lawyers said Wednesday the jury was not properly sequestered in her trial as they sought to overturn her conviction in a triple-murder case that sparked a worldwide media frenzy. The 51-year-old was found guilty last year of murdering her husband's parents and an elderly aunt

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson appeals over ‘catastrophic jury error’  The Times

Judges are hearing her appeal relating to a lunch of beef Wellington pastries she prepared at her rural home in July 2023.

Patterson was found guilty last year of murdering her husband's parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef Wellington lunch laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.

Convicted murderer Erin Patterson, who poisoned her in-laws with deathcap mushrooms in 2023, is appealing her convictions

Three judges in an Australian court will hear arguments for two appeals. One by Patterson and the other by the the state’s director of public prosecutions (DPP).