# Court rules Erin Patterson must never be released over mushroom poisonings

https://mins.news/en/item/122018

- ABC News, 2026-10-30 06:56 UTC
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- Original: https://abcnews.com/International/wireStory/australian-court-orders-erin-patterson-released-prison-mushroom-137690738

> An Australian appeals court has ordered Erin Patterson to remain in prison for life, citing the “shocking criminality” of poisoning four relatives of her estranged husband with death cap mushrooms.

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