1 hour ago Erin Patterson jailed for life for poisoning relatives with death cap mushrooms

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

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2 h. ago Mushroom killer Erin Patterson's weird reaction as she's sentenced to life in jail

Erin Patterson was sentenced to life in prison after she murdered three Australian dinner guests, including her estranged husband's aunt and uncle, and attempted to kill a fourth person after serving them death cap mushrooms in a beef Wellington

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2 h. ago Woman who fed husband's family poison mushrooms jailed for life

Erin Patterson murdered three relatives using a Beef Wellington made with death cap mushrooms

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4 h. ago Australia news live: UTS cuts staff bonuses amid restructure; ‘anti

UTS vice-chancellor, Prof Andrew Parfitt, says senior staff will not be paid any bonuses. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to last about 30 minutes. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Erin Patterson sentenced to 33 years in prison for poisoning relatives with death cap mushrooms

Erin Patterson was convicted in July for killing three relatives during a family lunch in 2023

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5 h. ago Australia news live: mushroom murders survivor Ian Wilkinson says he will ‘grieve and heal’ after judge hands life sentence to Erin Patterson

Ian Wilkinson thanked police, prosecutors and health services after Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with 33 years non-parole. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to last about 30 minutes. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Erin Patterson is emotionless as she is escorted from court after being sentenced to LIFE in prison

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5 h. ago Sole survivor of mushroom poisioner Erin Patterson speaks out after sentencing

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years after serving up a beef wellington containing death cap mushrooms to four members fo her family

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5 h. ago Mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson's bizarre reaction as she's told she will likely die in jail

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will likely die in prison after being sentenced to life in jail.

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6 h. ago Australia news live: Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with non

Justice Christopher Beale says possibility of parole is ‘main dispute’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to last about 30 minutes. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Erin Patterson gets LIFE in jail... How the notorious mushroom lunch murderer reacted as historic sentence was handed down: 'Betrayal of trust'

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6 h. ago Mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with a non

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years - Justice Christopher Beale said "you will continue to be held in solitary confinement for years to come."

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6 h. ago 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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7 h. ago Australia mushroom murderer Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison with a non

Triple murderer sentenced in Victorian supreme court after killing relatives with a beef wellington lunch laced with death cap mushroomsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years after murdering three people and attempting to murder a fourth with a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms.Justice Christopher Beale delivered the sentence during a live broadcast in the Victorian supreme court on Monday morning. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Australia news live: Judge says Erin Patterson inflicted ‘untold suffering’ and should receive maximum sentence for mushroom murders

Justice Christopher Beale says possibility of parole is ‘main dispute’. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence shortly. The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time.Patterson, 50, faces the prospect of spending the rest of her life in prison. Justice Christopher Beale will deliver her sentence from 9.30am in a hearing expected to last about 30 minutes. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago 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 Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court will hand down the triple-murderer Erin Patterson’s sentence on Monday morning, with the hearing to be broadcast live in a historic first for the state.The state’s supreme court will allow a television camera inside the courtroom to broadcast the sentencing hearing – with a 10 second delay – for the first time. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 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’

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1 week ago How the 'mushroom murders' mystery unravelled as convict Erin Patterson faces her only survivor in court ahead of being sentenced

This is how a quiet family lunch in a small Australian town sent shockwaves around the world after a sinister murder plot came to light.

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1 week ago Grim details emerge about Erin Patterson's isolated prison life

Patterson, 50, was found guilty of poisoning three of her in-laws - and attempting to kill another - with a lunch laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023.

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1 week ago Tearful sole survivor of toxic mushroom lunch tells court he is only 'half alive' after his wife was killed by tainted beef Wellington

Erin Patterson was convicted in July of murdering Don and Gail Patterson and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, with a lunch of beef Wellington pastries and foraged death cap mushrooms.

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