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Erin Patterson’s appeal fails as court imposes life without parole
Erin Patterson has failed in her appeal against the charges of killing three individuals and has been given a new life sentence without any chance of being released. Victoria’s Court of Appeal confirmed her guilty verdicts for trying to kill Ian Wilkinson, who lived after consuming a beef wellington laced with death cap mushrooms. Patterson was initially given a life sentence with 33 years before she could be considered for parole. The court accepted the prosecution's challenge to that ruling, stating it did not adequately match the severity of the offenses.
Justice Stephen McLeish…
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