Erin Patterson appeal live: prosecutors seek life in prison without parole for triple murderer

Victorian court of appeal will consider whether triple murder and attempted murder convictions should be quashed

• Case against Erin Patterson is overwhelming' and mushroom killer's appeal should be dismissed, prosecutors say

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Prosecution turns to argument Patterson wasn't severely ill after beef wellington

McWilliams is touching on the prosecution's argument in its closing address that Patterson was not severely ill after the poisoned beef wellington lunch. Patterson's lawyers have pointed to evidence heard in the trial, including testimony about her lowered potassium levels.

McWilliams says her potassium levels were clinically noted" but she did not present as having death cap mushroom poisoning after the meal. He says:

Whatever it was that she presented to medical practitioners with, it was not death cap mushroom poisoning.