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Erin Patterson lost her appeal against triple-murder convictions for a deadly mushroom meal, with the court deeming her actions carefully planned and deliberate.
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Erin Patterson appeal live updates: Victorian woman loses bid to overturn triple-murder convictions over deadly mushroom-laced meal
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Court of appeal ruling on the two appeals from 10am in the high profile Australian mushroom triple-murder caseErin Patterson to learn if she could face retrial or longer jail termPatterson’s actions mean it is ‘inappropriate’ to fix non-parole period, justice saysMcLeish said the court had found Patterson’s actions “carefully planned and deliberate”, saying she had engaged in an “elaborate series of deceptions”.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...
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