Erin Patterson appeals guilty verdicts over deadly mushroom lunch that killed three

<p>Lawyers lodge challenge to conviction of triple murderer who served relatives beef wellingtons laced with death cap mushrooms in regional Australia</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/nov/04/australia-politics-live-keating-trump-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley-david-littleproud-net-zero-policy-coalition-question-time-energy-policy-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Triple murderer Erin Patterson has filed an appeal against her <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/07/erin-patterson-guilty-australia-mushroom-murder-trial-ntwnfb">conviction for killing </a>three relatives with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/07/erin-patterson-hospital-visit-beef-wellingtons-mushroom-exhibits-revealed-ntwnfb">poisoned beef wellingtons</a>, but will not appeal against her sentence.</p><p>Lawyers for Patterson, 51, signalled they would be appealing last month, but the deadline for her to lodge the challenge to the court of appeal passed late yesterday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/04/erin-patterson-appeal-guilty-verdicts-australia-mushroom-murder-lunch-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>