Overview

• The Supreme Court of Victoria handed down the sentence after a jury in July found Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives in 2023.
• Judge Christopher William Beale said Patterson showed a lack of remorse and that the crimes warranted the maximum penalty available.
• Prosecutors said the victims were poisoned by a beef Wellington containing death cap mushrooms, while Patterson maintained the contamination was accidental.
• Ian Wilkinson survived the lunch but suffered serious long-term effects and delivered a victim impact statement to the court.
• Patterson has 28 days to appeal her conviction and sentence, following a high-profile trial that drew intense media coverage and a televised sentencing.