Erin Patterson mushroom murder appeal: Court gives permission for mushroom cook to appeal jury findings

Convicted mushroom killer Erin Patterson’s bid to appeal her guilty verdicts has been lodged and accepted by the Court of Appeal.

Erin Patterson, 51, hosted a lunch at her home in the Victorian town of Leongatha in July 2023, where she invited in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, and Heather’s husband Ian Wilkinson for a meal of beef Wellington.

Heather Wilkinson and Gail Patterson died on August 4, 2023, from multiple organ failure and altered liver function, with a clinical diagnosis of amanita mushroom poisoning. Don Patterson died the following night, August 5, also from multiple organ failure.

Medical staff had determined the illnesses suffered by the three victims were unsurvivable, leading to their deaths from toxic mushroom poisoning. Ian Wilkinson