Erin Patterson to die in prison after losing appeal against mushroom murder convictions
Victorian court of appeal rules Patterson should be jailed for life with no parole over deadly beef wellington lunch that killed three people
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Erin Patterson has lost her bid to overturn her convictions and been resentenced to life behind bars with no chance of release, as Victoria’s highest court handed down its decision on two appeals regarding her triple murder case.
The court of appeal ruled on the two appeals on Friday, after justices Lesley Taylor, Stephen McLeish and Peter Kidd heard arguments from her legal team and prosecutors in August.
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