Crochet, isolation and the prison chaplain: Erin Patterson’s life behind bars detailed in court
Victorian supreme court also hears that mushroom lunch murderer spends 22 hours a day in cell and has had no contact with other inmatesFull report: Mushroom lunch survivor forgives Erin Patterson as defence agrees triple murderer deserves life sentenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily...
<p>Victorian supreme court also hears that mushroom lunch murderer spends 22 hours a day in cell and has had no contact with other inmates</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/25/ian-wilksinson-mushroom-lunch-survivor-forgives-erin-patterson-ntwnfb">Full report: Mushroom lunch survivor forgives Erin Patterson as defence agrees triple murderer deserves life sentence</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Erin Patterson has become a “keen crocheter” inside Victoria’s maximum security women’s prison, where she spends about 22 hours a day isolated.</p><p>Inside her prison, Melbourne’s Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, Patterson’s personal items include wool for crocheting, blankets she has crocheted, a hair straightener and computer.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/25/erin-patterson-life-behind-bars-detailed-in-court-mushroom-murders">Continue reading...</a>
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