Mushroom murder: Erin Patterson gets life in prison for poisoning relatives


Convicted killer Erin Patterson (left) leaving the Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne on Sept 8, 2025 after she was sentenced to life in prison with parole after 33 years. - AFP

MELBOURNE: An Australian judge on Monday (Sept 8) sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms.

Justice Christopher Beale told the Victoria state Supreme Court that Patterson’s crimes involved an enormous betrayal of trust.

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