Prosecutors will argue it’s in the public interest for mushroom killer Erin Patterson to never be released from custody as part of their bid for a sentencing appeal.

The Director of Public Prosecutions’ reasons for fighting Patterson’s sentence have been made public after appeal documents were filed with the court on Monday.

Erin Patterson outside her home in August 2023. Credit: Marta Pascual Juanola

In the notice of appeal filed with the court, Diana Piekusis, KC, acting Director of Public Prosecutions, said the judge made an error in the sentence imposed on Patterson and that a harsher one should be made.

An appeal was “in the public interest”, she said. Loading

In the paperwork released to the media, Piekusis said the sentencing judge erred in finding that there was a “sub

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