# Australia: Erin Patterson appeals mushroom murder conviction

https://mins.news/en/item/25774

- DW, 2026-08-19 05:56 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/australia-erin-patterson-appeals-mushroom-murder-conviction/a-78421118?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Erin Patterson has begun appealing her conviction for murdering three people with death cap mushrooms served at a 2023 lunch. Melbourne judges are also hearing prosecutors’ appeal for a harsher sentence; Patterson is serving life imprisonment with a 33-year non-parole period.

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