Erin Patterson: prosecutors to appeal ‘manifestly inadequate’ sentence for triple murderer
by Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter from on (#70HVM)
Victoria's director of public prosecutions seeking longer prison sentence for mushroom murderer
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The Victorian director of public prosecutions will appeal against the sentence handed down to triple murderer Erin Patterson, arguing it is manifestly inadequate.
On Monday afternoon - the deadline for an appeal - the DPP confirmed in a statement that the appeal had been lodged, after Patterson was sentenced to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 33 years.
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