Erin Patterson appeal: judges reject mushroom murderer's bid to overturn sentencing

Erin Patterson has lost her bid to overturn her convictions, with the court of appeal justices Lesley Taylor, Stephen McLeish and Peter Kidd finding unsuccessful or rejecting all seven grounds her lawyers had argued. The director of public prosecutions has succeeded and Patterson will be resentenced to life without parole. McLeish said Patterson’s 'offending was extraordinarily cold and calculated and stands to be denounced in the strongest terms.' Support Guardian Australia ► https://support.theguardian.com/contribute?CMP=gdnaus_yt Sign up to Guardian Australia's free daily newsletters, the Morning Mail and Politics, really ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=gdnaus_yt Find or follow Guardian Australia: Website ► https://theguardian.com/au?CMP=gdnaus_yt Google News ► https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMNTrogswl_a6Aw Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardianaustralia TikTok ► https://tiktok.com/@guardianaustralia LinkedIn ► https://linkedin.com/company/guardianaustralia Threads ► https://www.threads.net/@guardianaustralia WhatsApp Channels ► https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBW8Bn6hENlReOC9j0l Facebook ► https://facebook.com/theguardianaustralia Newsletters ► https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=gdnaus_yt Subscribe to the Guardian's other YouTube channels: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theGuardian Guardian News ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiannews It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@ItsComplicated Today in Focus Podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast Politics Weekly Podcasts ► https://www.youtube.com/@politicsweekly Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@FootballWeeklyPodcast Stateside Podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast Science Weekly Podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceWeeklyPod The Guardian Podcasts ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardianpodcasts Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@GuardianLive #erinpatterson #victoria