# ‘Mushroom killer’ Erin Patterson wants this evidence examined in appeal

https://mins.news/en/video/24179

- BBC News, 2026-08-17 12:47 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D58-rJMrnrw

> Australian woman Erin Patterson was sentenced to life in prison, with no parole for 33 years, after serving toxic death-cap mushroom-laced Beef Wellington to her parents-in-law and another relative, who died. She is now appealing her conviction, with the defence arguments under scrutiny.

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