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Erin Patterson to die in prison after losing appeal against mushroom murder convictions

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All three outlets focus on the appeal loss and the tougher sentence, with The Guardian US and The Independent both saying Patterson will die in prison while South China Morning Post says she is likely to die in jail after the failed bid. The Guardian US alone foregrounds the court’s life-without-parole ruling and repeats the context of the lunch that killed three people, while The Independent alone highlights the court’s description of the crimes as “shocking.” The South China Morning Post frames it more cautiously, saying she failed to prove she was wrongfully jailed.

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