# Erin Patterson awaits ruling on bid for retrial in mushroom triple-murder case

https://mins.news/en/item/121550

- The Guardian, 2026-10-29 21:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/oct/30/erin-patterson-appeal-live-updates-australia-mushroom-murders-case-retrial-bid-latest-news-ntwnfb

> Victoria’s Court of Appeal is due to decide on two appeals in Erin Patterson’s triple-murder case. She could face a longer sentence or a retrial. Her lawyers argued that jurors staying at the same hotel as police and prosecutors during deliberations was a “catastrophic” failure of justice.

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