Erin Patterson appeal live: mushroom murderer challenges convictions over fatal beef wellington lunch
Victorian court of appeal to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder guilty verdicts should be quashed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Patterson is being beamed into the court via video link from Melbourne’s Dame Phyllis Frost Centre – the state’s maximum security women’s prison. She is wearing a blue jumper and reading glasses and appears to be typing on…
Three Victorian judges will begin hearing Erin Patterson's appeals at the State Coroner's Court in Melbourne. Patterson is appealing her convictions and sentence for a triple murder that occurred after a fatal beef wellington lunch. The appeals focus on whether her trial's sequestration process was "fundamentally irregular" and if mobile tower evidence and Facebook "friend" testimony should have been admitted.
Patterson's lawyers argue the sequestration allowed potential communication between jurors and parties with vested interests, while the DPP argues her sentence is "manifestly inadequate." If successful, the appeals could quash her convictions or lead to a retrial, and Patterson could be released from prison.
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