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.
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.