Erin Patterson’s mushroom murders sentence too lenient and she should die behind bars, prosecutors argue
Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should fail while arguing for tougher sentenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTriple murderer Erin Patterson should have been given no possibility of…
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Crown prosecutor tells Victorian court that all seven of Patterson’s grounds for appeal should fail while arguing for tougher sentence
Triple murderer Erin Patterson should have been given no possibility of ever being released from prison, or a non-parole period so lengthy that she was likely to die behind bars, Victoria’s highest court has heard.
Patterson, 51, is appealing against her convictions in the court of appeal, with the Director of Public Prosecutions is also appealing against the sentence handed down to her, arguing it is “manifestly inadequate”.
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