# Australian mushroom killer loses appeal; court rules she must never be released

https://mins.news/en/item/121909

- BBC News, 2026-10-30 01:35 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck8dz8j5n993o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Erin Patterson failed to overturn her murder convictions. Victoria's Court of Appeal rejected all seven grounds of challenge and ruled that she should never be released, after she was convicted of killing three relatives and trying to kill another with a toxic mushroom meal.

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