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Family of Erin Patterson’s victims say mushroom trial media frenzy fed off their suffering

Heather and Ian Wilkinson’s daughter says it is ‘revolting to experience our family’s tragedy being turned into entertainment’. Plus: Andrew Greene’s second chance

The Guardian - AU

Inside the prison conditions faced by Australia’s mushroom murderer

A Supreme Court judge noted Erin Patterson’s prison conditions do not ‘sound very humane’

The Independent UK

Erin Patterson is a triple murderer. That’s no excuse for inhumane prison conditions

The media spotlight is once again on the issue of prison conditions, as sentencing looms for Erin Patterson – convicted for three murders after serving a beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms.

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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.

AAP

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

Dangerous inmate only cell contact for mushroom killer

Erin Patterson spends most of her time alone in a cell for her safety and contact with other inmates is limited to a terrorist who has attacked other prisoners.

AAP

Erin Patterson plea hearing: Deadly mushroom lunch survivor says he feels ‘half alive’ without late wife

Erin Patterson returns to court for a pre-sentencing hearing

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Afternoon Update: mushroom lunch survivor ‘half alive’ without wife; sunscreen removed from sale for SPF testing; and what is KPop Demon Hunters?

Ian Wilkinson first to read his victim impact statement as Erin Patterson’s plea hearing begins

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

Sole survivor of Australian mushroom poisoning grieves loss of wife and friends

Ian Wilkinson, the sole survivor of a deadly Australian mushroom poisoning, says he feels only half alive after losing his wife and two close friends

The Independent UK

Australian Mushroom Meal Survivor Says 'Half Alive' After Wife's Killing

The only guest to survive a toxic mushroom lunch with Australian murderer Erin Patterson said Monday he feels "half alive" without his wife, who was one of the three victims.

International Business Times

Australia's Mushroom Murderer Faces Victims' Family In Court

Australian toxic mushroom killer Erin Patterson faces her victims' relatives in court Monday before a judge sentences her for a triple murder that made headlines worldwide.

International Business Times

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

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The Guardian - AU

Mushroom Triple Murderer Erin Patterson To Face Families Of Victims For Plea Hearing

The plea hearing will likely see statements from Patterson’s husband, Simon Patterson, and the sole mushroom lunch survivor, Ian Wilkinson.

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'No mercy': life behind bars awaits Erin Patterson

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson accepts she will receive a maximum term of life behind bars but asked a judge to consider giving her eventual release on parole.

The Guardian - AU

Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson will face the families of her victims at a plea hearing. Here’s what to expect

Prosecutors have warned there will be ‘a lot’ of victim impact statements, taking up one full day of the two-day hearing which begins at the supreme court in Melbourne on Monday

AAP

Judge ruled to split Patterson trial to avoid prejudice

A Supreme Court judge has released his pre-trial rulings more than a month after mushroom cook Erin Patterson was convicted of triple murder.

Evening Standard

Australian mushroom murderer 'served poisoned pasta, chicken curry and wrap to her husband'

Simon Patterson kept a spreadsheet of his illnesses the court heard he suffered after eating his estranged wife's cooking

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Erin Patterson’s Husband Thinks She Had Been Trying To Poison Him Since 2021

A lifted gag order means new revelations about triple mushroom murderer Gina Patterson can now be revealed.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: what the Erin Patterson jury wasn’t told; Israel announces plan to take over Gaza City; and anti-boogie bummers

Police suspected Erin Patterson might have previously used rat poison in an alleged attempt to kill her estranged husband, Simon

The Guardian - AU

Erin Patterson tells police she ‘loved’ poisoned parents-in-law in newly released interview footage

Video shows triple murderer telling police her estranged husband ‘hated that I still had a relationship with his parents, but I loved them’

AAP

Mushroom cook's lies to police exposed on film

Erin Patterson's lies to police and claims she loved her estranged husband's family after killing them can be viewed as a court released her police interview.

The Independent UK

Erin Patterson trial: Judge lifts gag order on new evidence the jury didn’t see

Erin Patterson’s husband says he feared estranged wife would poison him

International Business Times

Australian Mushroom Murderer Accused Of Poisoning Husband

Australia's recently convicted mushroom murderer also tried to poison her husband with a chicken korma curry, according to accusations aired Friday after a suppression order lapsed.

AAP

Penchant for poison: what the mushroom jury didn't hear

Another trip to the tip, poison documents and an allegedly fake cat: what the jury did not hear in killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson's trial.

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