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Erin Patterson appeal live: prosecutors to seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer

The Guardian World Thursday 20 August 2026, 00:08 UTC By Adeshola Ore 1 min read
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Victorian court of appeal also to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder convictions should be quashedErin Patterson argues mushroom murder convictions should be quashed due to ‘catastrophic’ failure of justiceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJust a reminder that before the court adjourned yesterday, we heard from crown prosecutor Jeremy McWilliams responding to Patterson’s second ground of appeal. On this point, Patterson’s legal team argues that that...

Victorian court of appeal also to consider whether triple murder and attempted murder convictions should be quashed

Just a reminder that before the court adjourned yesterday, we heard from crown prosecutor Jeremy McWilliams responding to Patterson’s second ground of appeal.

On this point, Patterson’s legal team argues that that evidence about mobile phone towers and death cap mushroom sightings on the citizen science website iNaturalist should not have been heard at the trial because it was not relevant, or its value was outweighed by its unfair prejudice to Patterson.

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