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Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in prison plus an extra 25 years without parole for 33 years for the 2023

Leongatha mushroom murders — Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in prison plus an extra 25 years without parole for 33 years for the 2023 poisoning of four relatives with Beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous

Published September 7, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: Leongatha mushroom murders.

Erin Patterson is sentenced to life in prison plus an extra 25 years without parole for 33 years for the 2023 poisoning of four relatives with Beef Wellingtons laced with poisonous death cap mushrooms, killing three and injuring the other in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia. [https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cp8jmmzv256t (BBC News)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-09-07).