# Australian court rules mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson must never be released

https://mins.news/en/item/121759

- CBC News, 2026-10-30 02:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/erin-patterson-mushroom-poison-murder-prison-9.7402361?cmp=rss

> An Australian appeals court ruled Friday that Erin Patterson must never be released from prison, citing the “shocking criminality” of poisoning four relatives of her estranged husband with death cap mushrooms.

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