Erin Patterson court LIVE updates: Evil mushroom murderer smiles as she arrives at court to be confronted by her victims’ loved ones

The defense team, led by Patterson’s Colin Mandy SC (in the picture), will have the opportunity to apply on behalf of their clients to reduce imprisonment.

These applications may include personal conditions, including the training of Patterson.

However, as Patterson refuses to kill his victims, he cannot use regret as a mitigating factor and does not have the right to reduce a sentence to claim that he is guilty.

The claim will start at 10.30.

Patterson (in the picture) faces a defense hearing that is expected to last two days today, but may go longer.

A defense hearing in Victoria is a pre -sentence hearing in which the prosecution had the opportunity to make a presentation about the seriousness of Patterson’s crime and the seriousness of the murders.

The only surviving victim and the other family of the deceased will be given the opportunity to read the expressions of victims.

The victims and the family have chosen to make a statement on whether they read their testimony to the court or whether the expression would be given directly to Christopher Beale.

50 -year -old Erin Patterson will return to court for the first time today because he was guilty of killing three mother -in -law and killing a fourth victim.

Patterson, his father -in -law Don and Gail Patterson and Gail’s sister, Heather Wilkinson, who was guilty on July 7, is the wife of Ian Wilkinson (in the picture), who survived lunch alone.

On July 29, 2023, Patterson killed his victims by poisoning his dinner with beef well with his Death Cap mushrooms at his house.

The killer is expected to come face to face with Wilkinson at today’s hearing.