Mushroom killer dealt fresh brutal blow in bombshell court ruling
Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will die in prison under a new bombshell court ruling issued by Australian judges. The 52-year-old was sentenced to life in jail last September after she was found guilty of poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms.
TL;DR
- Erin Patterson, convicted of poisoning four relatives with death cap mushrooms, will likely die in prison.
- Australian judges rejected Patterson's appeal against her conviction.
- The non-parole period was extended, with judges agreeing with prosecutors that the original sentence was inadequate.
- Patterson was found guilty of poisoning four relatives of her estranged husband with mushrooms in a beef wellington.
- Her final appeal option is Australia's High Court.