Life without parole for mushroom killer Erin Patterson as appeal fails
The Court of Appeal scrapped Patterson’s 33-year minimum term and ruled she must spend life behind bars without parole.
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The Court of Appeal scrapped Patterson’s 33-year minimum term and ruled she must spend life behind bars without parole.
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