She appealed the conviction, and three judges decided her fate with a ruling handed down on Friday, October 30. They ordered Patterson would never be released from prison after agreeing with prosecutors that her 33-year-long non-parole period was inadequate.
It has been reported Patterson is likely to die in prison after the judges’ decision was passed down in a short hearing.
The three judges of the Victoria state Court of Appeal also dismissed Patterson’s challenge to her convictions that stemmed from a family meal she hosted at her rural home in Leongatha. Erin Patterson insisted she added death cap mushrooms to the meals accidentally.
Prosecutors argued at an appeal hearing in August that she should never become eligible for parole. She was sentenced last year to three life sentences for murder and 25 years for attempted murder.
She can challenge the verdict the Australia’s High Court, her final appeal option.
