Erin Patterson appeal live updates: Victorian woman loses bid to overturn triple-murder convictions over deadly mushroom-laced meal

Court of appeal ruling on the two appeals from 10am in the high profile Australian mushroom triple-murder case Erin Patterson loses appeal as harsher sentence imposed Patterson showed no emotion on the video feed as McLeish outlined why her appeal had failed, and how the director

Court of appeal ruling on the two appeals from 10am in the high profile Australian mushroom triple-murder case Erin Patterson loses appeal as harsher sentence imposed Patterson showed no emotion on the video feed as McLeish outlined why her appeal had failed, and how the director of public prosecutions had succeeded in seeking a longer sentence. Patterson’s actions mean it is ‘inappropriate’ to fix non-parole period, justice says The applicant’s murderous intent dated back to the invitations to lunch, it persisted through the lunch that the poison was administered … We have concluded that the case involved such calculated criminality that it is inappropriate to fix a non-parole period. Continue reading...