Australian court orders Erin Patterson never to be released for death cap mushroom poisonings
An Australian appeals court on Friday ordered Erin Patterson to never be released from prison after agreeing with prosecutors that her 33-year, non-parole period for poisoning four of her estranged husband's relatives with death cap mushrooms was inadequate.
TL;DR
- Erin Patterson will never be released from prison.
- An Australian appeals court overturned a previous sentence.
- Prosecutors argued the initial non-parole period was inadequate.
- Patterson was convicted of poisoning four relatives with death cap mushrooms.