Mushroom killer Erin Patterson can never be released from prison, judges rule

An Australian appeals court ordered Friday that triple murderer Erin Patterson never be released from prison because of the the “shocking criminality” involved in poisoning four of her estranged husband’s family members with death cap mushrooms. Three judges of the Victoria state Court of Appeal dismissed Patterson’s appeal of her convictions and upheld prosecutors’ challenge to the leniency of her 33-year non-parole sentence, meaning she will spend the rest of her life in prison. 2:48 Mushroom murderer Erin Patterson sentenced to life: ‘You showed no pity’ Before, she would have been 82 years old by the time she would have been eligible to be considered for release. Story continues below advertisement Justice Stephen McLeish said her crimes were “extraordinarily cold and calculated and stand to be denounced in the strongest terms,” according to the Associated Press. Get breaking National news Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story. “In all the circumstances after anxious consideration, we have concluded that the case involved such shocking criminality that it is inappropriate to fix a nonparole period,” McLeish added.Patte...