Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson was convicted over three deaths. Now she’ll argue the court got it wrong

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An Australian court will consider two appeals from Wednesday: whether Patterson’s convictions should be quashed, and if she should remain in prison for life without parole

It was a Sunday lunch in a sleepy Australian town that was at the heart of one of the country’s most high-profile murder trials.

A central question fascinated people around the world: did Erin Patterson deliberately serve her in-laws poisoned beef wellingtons on 29 July 2023?

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