Erin Patterson: Australian woman who murdered family members with poisonous mushrooms to return to court
- Erin Patterson, the Australian woman jailed for life after being convicted of murdering three relatives with poisonous mushrooms, will return to court this week in a bid to overturn her convictions.
- Patterson, 51, was found guilty last year of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66.
- She was also convicted of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived after becoming gravely ill.
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- Erin Patterson, the Australian woman jailed for life after being convicted of murdering three relatives with poisonous mushrooms, will return to court this week in a bid to overturn her convictions.
- Patterson, 51, was found guilty last year of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, 66.
- She was also convicted of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived after becoming gravely ill.
Sources: The Independent