Erin Patterson’s failed appeal to overturn her triple-murder convictions and the imposition of a harsher sentence underscore the finality of her guilt and the severity of her punishment.
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This blog is now closed. Read our full report here:Erin Patterson loses appeal as harsher sentence imposedPatterson showed no emotion on the video feed as McLeish outlined why her appeal had failed, and how the director of public prosecutions had succeeded in seeking a longer sentence.Patterson’s actions mean it is ‘inappropriate’ to fix non-parole period, justice saysThe 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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