Appeal court to decide if Erin Patterson dies in prison
Should Erin Patterson be locked up forever The Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions Brendan Kissane KC believes she should be. Here's why.
Should Erin Patterson be locked up forever The Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions Brendan Kissane KC believes she should be. Here's why.
The argument in Erin Patterson’s appeal against her conviction, on three counts of murder and one of attempted murder, inevitably turned back to mushrooms and a little-known piece of non-evidence about a fictitious cat.
The Leongatha ‘Mushroom Murder’ case was back in court again this week for the first time since Monday, September 8 last year when Justice Christopher Beale sentenced Erin Patterson to life in prison with a minimum of 33 years to serve.
The Supreme Court of Victoria formally advised on Friday, May 29 that the conviction appeal by Erin Patterson and a separate appeal against the sentence by the DPP have been listed by the Court of Appeal for a hearing in August, 2026.