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Emily Woods

DARK SECRETS: Why prosecutors are appealing erin patterson s sentence | Vintage Vibes

Erin Patterson made meals containing death cap mushrooms, killing three estranged relatives. (James Ross, Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

A judge erred in sentencing mushroom cook murderer Erin Patterson as evidence she will be held in solitary confinement for years to come is lacking, prosecutors say.

Justice Christopher Beale handed Patterson, 51, a term of life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years on September 8, for her murder of three members of her estranged husband's family, and attempted murder of a fourth.

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