{
  "id": 17143097,
  "title": "Australian court orders Erin Patterson never to be released for death cap mushroom poisonings",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/australian-court-orders-erin-patterson-never-to-be-released-for-death",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T23:31:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/10/29/australian-court-orders-erin-patterson-never-to-be-released-for-death-cap-mushroom-poisonings"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian appeals court on Friday decided Erin Patterson must remain in prison indefinitely after determining her 33-year, non-parole sentence for poisoning four relatives with death cap mushrooms was unjustly lenient. The Victoria state Court of Appeal dismissed Patterson's claim that her convictions for murdering her estranged husband and attempting to murder him were incorrect. Prosecutors argued at the August appeal hearing that Patterson should never be eligible for parole. Initially sentenced last year to three life terms for murder and an additional 25 years for attempted murder, Patterson can still appeal the verdict to Australia's High Court, which is her final appeal option.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Morning Mail: Marist Brothers face questions; Erin Patterson retrial bid; and Norway flushes Trump with best toilets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/morning-mail-marist-brothers-face-questions-erin-patterson-retrial",
        "published": "2026-10-29T20:12:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}