Convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson has lodged an appeal in the Victorian Court of Appeal in Australia, seeking to overturn verdicts that found her guilty of poisoning three relatives with death cap mushrooms during a 2023 family lunch in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia.

Newsweek contacted the Victoria Court of Appeal and attorneys for Patterson for comment via email outside of normal office hours on Monday.

Why It Matters

The appeal of convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson matters because it tests more than the facts of a single crime.

It will measure the resilience of Victoria’s justice system under intense public scrutiny, clarify how courts weigh motive and scientific evidence in complex poisoning cases and determine whether Patterson’s 33-year non-parole sentence was propo

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