Mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for 'truly dreadful' crime, appeal court told

The briefing

Prosecutors say Erin Patterson's sentence was "manifestly inadequate" as it allows for the possibility of parole

What is at stake

The implications of mushroom killer must stay in jail forever for 'truly dreadful' crime, appeal court told will become clearer as more details emerge from BBC.

The background

Earlier reporting from BBC and comparable outlets sketched the conditions that would eventually produce an event like this.

Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Signal Ledger view

Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of mushroom, killer, stay, jail, forever: Prosecutors say Erin Patterson's sentence was "manifestly inadequate" as it allows for the possibility of parole.