Crime & Safetyscore 674·7 metrosupdated 59m ago

Australian Court Sentences Erin Patterson to Life for Mushroom Poisonings

Erin Patterson has been ordered by an Australian appeals court to never be released from prison for poisoning four relatives with death cap mushrooms. The court upheld her life sentences and dismissed her appeal, stating her previous non-parole period was inadequate.

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