Erin Patterson, a 50-year-old woman from Leongatha, Victoria, was sentenced today to life in prison with a 33-year non-parole period for the cold-blooded poisoning of her ex-husband's parents and aunt, and the attempted murder of her aunt's husband, with beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms.
She now faces what is likely to become one of the longest sentences ever handed to a female defendant in Victoria. Patterson was convicted of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder following a high-profile trial that captivated Australia and beyond.
