Erin Patterson to die in prison after losing appeal against mushroom murder convictions
Read our full report here: Erin Patterson loses appeal as harsher sentence imposed Patterson showed no emotion on the video feed as McLeish outlined why her appeal had failed, and how the director of public prosecutions had succeeded in seeking a longer sentence.
The court of appeal ruled on the two appeals on Friday, after justices Lesley Taylor, Stephen McLeish and Peter Kidd heard arguments from her legal team and prosecutors in August.
Erin Patterson argued her trial was unfair due to seven grounds but three appeal judges dismissed them all.
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