# Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson begins appeal

https://mins.news/en/video/27066

- Reuters, 2026-08-20 07:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKBCouVwPq0

> An Australian court has begun hearing Erin Patterson’s appeal. She was convicted in 2025 of killing three in-laws with a meal containing deadly mushrooms and sentenced to life in prison, with no parole for 33 years.

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