Australian court to sentence mushroom murderer Erin Patterson
By Alasdair Pal
SYDNEY, Sept 8 (Reuters) - An Australian woman found guilty of murdering three relatives of her estranged husband with a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms, arrived in a Melbourne court on Monday ahead of her sentencing in a case that has gripped the country.
Erin Patterson, 50, was charged with the murders of her mother-in-law Gail Patterson, father-in-law Donald Patterson and Gail's sister, Heather Wilkinson, along with the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson, Heather's husband.
A jury also found the 50-year-old guilty of the attempted murder of Ian Wilkinson, Heather's husband, who survived the 2023 meal at Erin Patterson's home in Leongatha, a town of about 6,000 people some 135 km (84 miles) southeast of Melbourne.
The case has attracted huge media attention with local and international media descending on the court to provide live coverage of the sentencing.
The trial has already inspired several books, documentaries, and a drama series, "Toxic", set to air on state broadcaster ABC.
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