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Australian woman loses murder appeal in mushroom poisoning case

Australian woman loses murder appeal in mushroom poisoning case
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An Australian woman has seen an appeal against her sentence for serving relatives a fatal meal that included death cap mushrooms get rejected.

Erin Patterson appealed her conviction on seven grounds while the prosecution argued the non-parole part of the sentence was inappropriate.

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