Erin Patterson plea hearing live: mushroom murderer to face victims’ families in Melbourne court

<p>Two-day pre-sentencing hearing at Victorian supreme court comes after Patterson was found guilty of triple murder and attempted murder on 7 July</p><ul><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>Welcome to our live coverage of <strong>Erin Patterson</strong>’s plea hearing.</p><p>On 7 July, Patterson was found <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/07/erin-patterson-guilty-australia-mushroom-murder-trial-ntwnfb">guilty of murdering </a>her estranged husband’s parents, <strong>Don</strong> and <strong>Gail Patterson</strong>, and his aunt <strong>Heather Wilkinson</strong>. A Victorian supreme court jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, <strong>Ian Wilkinson</strong>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/aug/25/erin-patterson-live-updates-mushroom-murder-victim-impact-statements-plea-hearing-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

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