Overview

• Erin Patterson appeared via video link at a plea mention hearing to set dates for her August 25 sentencing in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
• Justice Christopher Beale removed reporting restrictions, releasing testimony, digital searches and social media posts that jurors never saw.
• Newly unsealed material includes Simon Patterson’s allegations of multiple unexplained illnesses after meals prepared by his estranged wife, although no toxins were detected.
• Patterson faces mandatory life sentences for three murders and up to 25 years for attempted murder at a two-day hearing beginning August 25.
• Relatives will present victim impact statements before Patterson is formally sentenced, after which she has 28 days to lodge any appeal.