Key takeaways
Erin Patterson, convicted of poisoning three relatives with death cap mushrooms, will learn on Friday whether her conviction stands. The Court of Appeal will also rule on a prosecution appeal seeking a life sentence without parole.
- Patterson was found guilty of killing her husband's parents and an aunt in 2023 using poisoned beef Wellington.
- Defense lawyers claimed a miscarriage of justice due to oppressive cross-examination and unfair evidence rulings.
- Prosecutors appealed the 33-year non-parole period, arguing it was manifestly inadequate and seeking a life sentence.
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SYDNEY, Oct 28 — Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will learn Friday if she has succeeded in overturning her conviction for killing three people with a poisoned beef Wellington lunch.
Patterson, 52, was found guilty last year of murdering her husband’s parents and an elderly aunt in 2023 by serving them a beef-and-pastry meal laced with lethal death cap mushrooms.
A judge sentenced her to life imprisonment, eligible for parole after 33 years.
In August this year, her lawyers argued before the Court of Appeal in Melbourne that she had suffered a miscarriage of justice.
