6 d. ago Australia news as it happened: Mushroom cook Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison; Second officer killed in Porepunkah shooting farewelled

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6 d. ago Mushroom cook sentencing: A glare, two taps and a scowl – the moment Erin Patterson lost her composure

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison. She must serve 33 years before she is eligible for parole. This is the day in court as it happened.

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6 d. ago No remorse, no pity and a long, lonely prison life ahead for mushroom murder cook

Justice Christopher Beale said he had no hesitation in finding Erin Patterson’s crimes fell into the worst category.

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6 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Mushroom cook Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison; Second officer killed in Porepunkah shooting farewelled

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson sentencing LIVE updates: A glare, two taps and a scowl: The moment Erin Patterson lost her composure

Erin Patterson has received a total sentence of life in prison. She must serve 33 years before being eligible for parole. Follow our live updates.

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6 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Mushroom cook Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison; Jacinta Price urged to apologise after migration remarks

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson sentencing LIVE updates: Eyes wide shut as a mushroom cook is sentenced to life in prison; non

Erin Patterson has received a total sentence of life in prison. She must serve 33 years before being eligible for parole. Follow our live updates.

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6 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Mushroom cook Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison; Four killed in record Russian attack

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson sentencing LIVE updates: Watch live as mushroom cook is sentenced for triple murder

Erin Patterson will learn her fate today after she was found guilty of murdering three people, and trying to kill a fourth, by poisoning them with death cap mushrooms concealed in a beef Wellington meal. Follow our live updates.

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6 d. ago Erin Patterson sentencing LIVE updates: Mushroom cook to be sentenced for triple murder

Erin Patterson will learn her fate today after she was found guilty of murdering three people, and trying to kill a fourth, by poisoning them with death cap mushrooms concealed in a beef Wellington meal. Follow our live updates.

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2 w. ago An offer of forgiveness and a ‘tsunami’ of grief laid bare by Erin Patterson’s victims

Prosecutors want mushroom cook Patterson to die in jail for her premeditated murder of three lunch guests. But one of her victims extended an unlikely olive branch.

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2 w. ago A hair straightener, computer and lots of wool: The personal touches inside Erin Patterson’s prison cell

Stepping inside Erin Patterson’s prison cell reveals more than just a stark, concrete room. Tucked away in her cell are a hair straightener, a computer, and a surprising amount of wool. Follow our live updates.

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2 w. ago Silent exit: Erin Patterson walks past media as her victims’ statements echo

Grief, sorrow, and unanswered questions filled Melbourne’s Supreme Court as victim impact statements were read in the plea hearing of a guilty mushroom cook. Follow our live updates.

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2 w. ago A broken home, a murderer for a mother: Simon Patterson describes children’s trauma

Erin Patterson’s estranged husband has said in a victim impact statement that his two kids must face their lives without the kind of relationship with a mother that every child yearns for. Follow our updates live.

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2 w. ago Erin Patterson plea hearing live updates: Mushroom cook to make plea for leniency after murder conviction

Erin Patterson will face a two-day plea hearing in Melbourne before she is sentenced on three counts of murder and one of attempted murder. Follow our updates live.

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