Victoria Court Opens Hearing on Erin Patterson Appeal
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The appeal hearing for Erin Patterson opened at Victoria's highest court. ABC Australia said she appeared by video on August 19, 2026. BBC World and Deutsche Welle said they referenced the proceedings in August 2026.
Prosecutors are seeking a harsher penalty. A jury found Patterson guilty of poisoning three relatives with death cap mushrooms hidden in a Beef Wellington. The victims were Don Patterson, Heather Wilkinson, and sole survivor Ian Wilkinson.
Patterson's legal team described a jury hotel arrangement as "catastrophic," ABC Australia and BBC World said.
Sources
- ABC Australia: Erin Patterson's bid to overturn her murder convictions begins
- BBC World: Mushroom murderer trial undermined by 'catastrophic' hotel mix-up, court told
- ABC Australia: Patterson's lawyers describe jury hotel arrangement as 'catastrophic'
- Deutsche Welle: Australia: Erin Patterson appeals mushroom murder conviction