# Judgment day for Erin Patterson: Mushroom killer to learn if she gets a new trial – or faces dying behind bars

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/judgment-day-for-erin-patterson-mushroom-killer-to-learn-if-she-gets-a-new-trial-or-faces-dying-behind-bars/
- Published: 2026-10-29T20:26:47+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T21:12:12+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16250589/erin-patterson.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Patterson is awaiting an appeal ruling over her convictions.
- Three people died after the July 2023 lunch.
- The court could order a retrial or increase her sentence.

## Summary

Erin Patterson is awaiting a Victorian Court of Appeal ruling on whether her convictions for murder and attempted murder will stand. The case concerns a July 2023 lunch at her home in Leongatha, where three guests died after eating beef Wellingtons containing death cap mushrooms; a fourth guest became seriously ill and survived.

Patterson, 52, is serving life in prison with a 33-year non-parole period and will watch the decision remotely. Her lawyers argue that jury sequestration and her cross-examination caused a substantial miscarriage of justice. Prosecutors reject those claims and have appealed for a longer sentence, saying the current non-parole period is inadequate.

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