Mushroom killer Erin Patterson to die in prison after appeal spectacularly backfires
Three appeal judges rejected Patterson’s plea for her conviction to be overturned and instead increased her sentence because of her “shocking criminality”.
An Australian appeals court has upheld Erin Patterson’s convictions for the murder of three relatives and the attempted murder of a fourth, according to ABC News AU. Victoria's highest court rejected Patterson's plea to have her convictions overturned.
The Winnipeg Free Press reports that the court ordered Patterson to never be released from prison after agreeing with prosecutors that her 33-year non-parole period for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms was inadequate. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age report that three appeal judges increased her sentence due to her “shocking criminality.”
Brief written by urgent.news from The Sydney Morning Herald, Winnipeg Free Press, The Age, ABC News AU, The Guardian Australia — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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