Prosecutors Reject Bid for Fresh Trial in Triple Mushroom Killer Case

Patterson's new barrister Richard Edney started his case by attacking how the jury was sequestered during verdict deliberations.

Prosecutors Reject Bid for Fresh Trial in Triple Mushroom Killer Case

TL;DR

  • Prosecutors are refuting claims that 'catastrophic failures' occurred in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial.
  • Patterson was sentenced to life imprisonment after serving a meal laced with death cap mushrooms in July 2023.
  • She is seeking to overturn her convictions in the Victorian Court of Appeal and watched the hearing via video link.
  • Her legal team is challenging the jury's sequestration during verdict deliberations.