# Australia mushroom killer's lawyers point to jury irregularities at appeal

https://mins.news/en/video/26305

- France 24 English, 2026-08-19 14:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DiEf9e89zU

> Lawyers for Australian “mushroom killer” Erin Patterson said Wednesday that the jury was not properly sequestered during her trial, as they sought to overturn her conviction in a triple-murder case that drew worldwide media attention. Patterson was found guilty last year of killing her husband’s parents and an elderly aunt by serving them a beef Wellington lunch containing lethal death cap mushrooms in 2023.

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