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Australian judge sentences mushroom-killer Erin Patterson to life in prison

The case has attracted enormous public interest in Victoria, nationally and internationally

Erin Patterson arrives at Supreme Court of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia, on August 25 2025 (Jason Edwards/NCA, Pool via AP, File)

Justice Christopher Beale addresses the court as he reads the sentencing for triple-murderer Erin Patterson (ABC/Pool via AP)

Erin Patterson murdered three of her in-laws with toxic mushrooms. Photo: Getty

An Australian judge on Monday sentenced triple-murderer Erin Patterson to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms.

Justice Christopher Beale told the Victoria state Supreme Court

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