The bride, who poisoned the parents and aunt of her ex-husband, was imprisoned for life

The bride, who poisoned the parents and aunt of her ex-husband, was imprisoned for life

In Australia, 50-year-old Erin Patterson received a three-time life sentence for murdering her ex-husband's Parents Don and Gail Patterson and aunt Heather Wilkinson with a dish of poisonous mushrooms. The tragedy occurred at a Victorian State House in 2023. Of the guests that day, only Heather's husband Ian Wilkinson survived.n Australia, 50-year-old Erin Patterson received a three-time life sentence for murdering her ex-husband's Parents Don and Gail Patterson and aunt Heather Wilkinson with a dish of poisonous mushrooms. The tragedy occurred at a Victorian State House in 2023. Of the guests that day, only Heather's husband Ian Wilkinson survived. The victims suffered from severe gastrointestinal diseases and died in hospital after many of their members had failed. The judge rated the crime as "brutal". Erin Patterson, however, denied all charges, calling the incident a “tragic accident”. The trial was broadcast live on television for the first time in Australian history.