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  "id": 2074779,
  "title": "Case against Erin Patterson is ‘overwhelming’ and mushroom killer’s appeal should be dismissed, prosecutors say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/case-against-erin-patterson-is-overwhelming-and-mushroom-killers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:33:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/20/erin-patterson-appeal-mushroom-murders-ntwnfb"
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  "summary": "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 trial was “overwhelming”. On Thursday, three judges of Victoria’s court of appeal…",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Live: Erin Patterson's fight to appeal her murder conviction continues in court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/live-erin-pattersons-fight-to-appeal-her-murder-conviction-continues",
        "published": "2026-08-19T23:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Erin Patterson appeal live: prosecutors to seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/erin-patterson-appeal-live-prosecutors-to-seek-life-in-prison-without",
        "published": "2026-08-20T00:25:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "The mushroom-foraging claim at the heart of Erin Patterson’s appeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-mushroom-foraging-claim-at-the-heart-of-erin-pattersons-appeal",
        "published": "2026-08-20T02:32:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "The mushroom-foraging claim at the heart of Erin Patterson’s appeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-mushroom-foraging-claim-at-the-heart-of-erin-pattersons-appeal-2061934",
        "published": "2026-08-20T02:32:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
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