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Erin Patterson should never be freed, prosecutors filing an appeal against sentencing say

Appeal against life sentence handed to triple-murderer Erin Patterson as ‘judge erred in findings’

The Independent UK

Why prosecutors are appealing Erin Patterson's sentence

Prosecutors have called for mushroom cook Erin Patterson to remain behind bars for longer than her "manifestly inadequate" 33-year non-parole period.

AAP

Erin Patterson should never be released over mushroom murders, prosecutors tell sentence appeal

DPP alleges sentencing judge ‘erred’ when finding triple-murderer could be held in solitary confinement ‘for years’

The Guardian - AU

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Prosecutors want longer sentence for Australian mushroom killer Erin Patterson

Patterson was sentenced to life in prison for murder of three people who were lunch guests at her home in 2023

The Independent UK

Erin Patterson: prosecutors to appeal ‘manifestly inadequate’ sentence for triple murderer

Victoria’s director of public prosecutions seeking longer prison sentence for mushroom murderer

The Guardian - AU

Potential contempt charges in relation to Kyle and Jackie O comments on Erin Patterson still under consideration

Office of public prosecutions says decision has ‘not yet been finalised’, four months after judge referred comments including Kyle Sandilands saying ‘lock that bitch up’

The Guardian - AU

Death Cap Murders portrays Erin Patterson as a woman who craved community – and would ‘stop at nothing’

Last week, Erin Patterson was sentenced to life in prison, with a non-parole period of 33 years, for three counts of murder and one of attempted murder.

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Lone survivor of mushroom murders pleads for privacy to grieve after killer jailed for life

Judge says Erin Patterson didn’t show any sign of remorse

The Independent UK

Mushroom killer begins life term as appeal bid looms

Lawyers for mushroom killer Erin Patterson will begin weighing up her options for an appeal after she was sentenced to life in jail for murdering three people.

AAP

Australia's mushroom murderer: Why did Erin Patterson kill and how long will she go to prison for?

The story of a woman who used deadly mushrooms to kill family members has shocked the world, and she's now been sentenced for her crimes.

Woman & Home

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson is jailed for life after killing relatives with poisoned beef Wellington

Erin Patterson was convicted of murdering three people with foraged death cap mushrooms

Evening Standard

Afternoon Update: mushroom murderer Erin Patterson sentenced; fugitive father shot dead by NZ police; and pictures of the blood moon

Patterson sentenced to life imprisonment with non-parole period of 33 years after being found guilty of murdering three people and attempting to murder a fourth

The Guardian - AU

‘Only you know why’: how mushroom murderer Erin Patterson faced her sentencing

After Patterson was sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years, only the question of motive remained

The Guardian - AU

Woman who murdered family lunch guests by poisoning beef wellington with mushrooms jailed for life

Erin Patterson’s non-parole period of 33 years is the longest ever for a woman convicted of murder in Victoria, Australia

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Euronews

Australian woman jailed for life after serving toxic mushroom lunch

Erin Patterson handed prison sentence after killing three relatives with beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms.

The Conversation

Four victims, no remorse: Erin Patterson given a life sentence for mushroom murders

Erin Patterson, having been convicted in the Supreme Court of Victoria two months ago on three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, has today received a life sentence from the trial judge, Justice Christopher Beale.

The Independent UK

Australian judge sentences Erin Patterson to life in prison for poisoning relatives with mushrooms

An Australian judge has sentenced Erin Patterson to life in prison for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms

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Erin Patterson Sentenced To Life In Prison For ‘Horrendous’ Mushroom Killings Of Her Relatives

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The Guardian - AU

Australia mushroom murderer Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years

Triple murderer sentenced in Victorian supreme court after killing relatives with a beef wellington lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

AAP

Notorious mushroom killer could walk free in her 80s

Convicted killer Erin Patterson has been left with the hope of one day being released after murdering three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms.

The Guardian - AU

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to learn fate at sentence hearing in Victorian supreme court

Justice Christopher Beale will sentence the triple murderer on Monday, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a state first

AAP

Mushroom cook awaits fate over 'slow, painful' deaths

Triple murderer Erin Patterson will learn whether she will ever be eligible for parole when she is sentenced for what prosecutors labelled "horrific" offending.

The Guardian - AU

Crochet, isolation and the prison chaplain: Erin Patterson’s life behind bars detailed in court

Victorian supreme court also hears that mushroom lunch murderer spends 22 hours a day in cell and has had no contact with other inmates

The Guardian - AU

Mushroom lunch survivor forgives Erin Patterson as defence agrees triple murderer deserves life sentence

Ian Wilkinson says he is ‘no longer Erin Patterson’s victim’ as Victorian supreme court hears of impact of crimes on family members

The Guardian - AU

Erin Patterson plea hearing: mushroom murderer’s prison conditions ‘don’t sound very humane’, judge says – as it happened

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