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Erin Patterson sentenced to life in prison

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Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of three of her relatives and the attempted murder of another. The convicted killer will spend at least 33 years behind bars for serving Beef Wellington laced with death cap mushrooms. In sentencing, a Victorian Supreme Court judge was scathing of Patterson's lack of remorse for a premeditated crime.
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