Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years
She was convicted in July for killing three relatives and trying to kill another at a family lunch in 2023, where she served them beef Wellingtons laced with toxic death cap mushrooms
The 50-year-old showed little emotion throughout Monday's hearing, our correspondent writes, keeping her eyes closed for the most part and opening them only as the judge read out her sentence
Patterson's in-laws Don and Gail Patterson and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson died days after the meal in 2023
Ian Wilkinson, the sole surviving lunch guest, called for kindness in his first public remarks, which he made to reporters outside the courtroom on Monday
What it was like inside court as mushroom murderer was jailed for life
Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison with a non-parole period of 33 years.
The triple-murder showed absolutely no emotion, but opened her eyes as she stood to hear the sentence.
As the judge continues to deliver his sentencing remarks, here's a reminder of who the key people in this case are:
Simon Atkinson
Reporting from the court
In this room a fortnight ago Ian Wilkinson - in his victim impact statement - offered Erin Patterson "forgiveness for those harms done to me", adding he wanted her to confess and repent.
Justice Beale references this directly. "That offer of forgiveness presents you with an opportunity," he says, "You’d do well to embrace it in the manner he suggests."
He points out that Patterson maintains her innocence: "In other words, there is no evidence of remorse."
Cameras captured the moment Erin Patterson arrived at court this morning, to hear her fate. You can watch by clicking play below.
Lana Lam
BBC News, Sydney
Justice Beale goes through the impact of Patterson's crimes of the family members of the victims.
"Your failure to exhibit any remorse poured salt in all the victims' wounds," he tells the court.
"There is great anger at the callousness of your actions."
He said four generations of the Patterson and Wilkinson families had been traumatised by her crimes - pointing out the "impossibility of shielding the youngest from the incessant discussion of the case in the media, online, in public spaces - even in the schoolyard".
Image source, Getty ImagesIan Wilkinson was the sole surviving lunch guest from that day
Justice Beale now details some of the aggravating circumstances that he is considering in his sentencing.
Firstly, he says that there was substantial planning involved in carrying out the murders.
Patterson had "unusually" invited Simon, his parents and his aunt and uncle to a lunch and "did so with the intention of killing them all".
Even when the lunch guests were in hospital, Justice Beale says, "you showed no pity for your victims".
The triple-murderer could have told hospital staff that she had foraged mushrooms - even without admitting she'd intentionally picked toxic ones - so doctors could have started the right treatment earlier.
"We will never know whether revealing the use of foraged mushrooms would have made a difference," Justice Beale says.
Image source, EPAErin Patterson's house in Leongatha
Katy Watson
Reporting from the court
Erin Patterson’s eyes were initially locked on to Justice Beale as he began the sentencing, listening to him as he started going through the evidence presented at the trial.
But as he moved on to talk about the circumstances around the fateful lunch, and as he started to mention her children - who were not at the lunch - she closed her eyes. She’s kept them shut for a while now.
Simon Atkinson
Reporting from the court
The only survivor of the meal Ian Wilkinson is watching on as the judge tells Patterson that he believed the evidence of Mr Wilkinson over hers.
Critically, that includes the key bit of evidence that the guests had been served their individual parcels of beef Wellington on large grey plates and that Patterson had served herself on a smaller orange tan plate.
The judge says that the fact Heather Wilkinson has also made this observation the day after the meal as she waited to go to hospital added to the credibility of the story.
"I find you did this to ensure you did not mistakenly consume a poisoned meal."
Lana Lam
BBC News, Sydney
Justice Beale is now running through some of the evidence that was heard during the nine-week trial.
He details how Patterson's mobile phone data appeared to show her travelling to areas where toxic fungi had been spotted and logged on a citizen scientist website.
He also mentions that photos recovered from Patterson's phone showed dehydrated mushrooms in the weeks before the fatal lunch - which a mushroom expert Dr Tom May assessed as "consistent" with death cap mushrooms.
Patterson told the court that some of the mushrooms came from an Asian grocery, then later admitted they may have been foraged though she insisted she didn't know they were lethal.
Beale says he's satisfied that Patterson lied about where she got the mushrooms in the meal - and that she concocted more lies as her excuses fell apart.
The fatal lunch was hosted at Erin Patterson's home in Leongatha in July 2023
This address began with Beale noting that the prosecution argued that Patterson’s crimes fall into the worst category of offending, and that she should receive the maximum sentence for her crimes.
“I agree,” he said.
He then explains that the main issue for him to decide is whether or not Patterson should get a non-parole period – in effect whether she will have the hope of ever being released.
The first line to get the media in court clattering at their keyboards comes as Justice Beale points out there was no motive ever alleged for Patterson's crimes.
"Only you know why you committed them," he said, in reference to the three murders and the attempted murder. "I will not be speculating about that matter."
Simon Atkinson
Reporting from the court
Image source, Getty ImagesSentencing is a matter for the judge, but victims of crime are given the opportunity to address the court about the impact on their lives - something that can often influence that decision.
A fortnight ago seven victim impact statements were read to the court. Another 27 were passed to the judge but not made public.
I was in the room to hear the only survivor of the lunch Ian Wilkinson - whose wife Heather and close friends Don and Gail Patterson all died - deliver his.
He said he was "compelled to seek justice" for the murders of Heather, Gail, and Don.
But it was a powerful moment when - at the end of his emotional statement - he told the court: "In regard to the many harms done to me, I make an offer of forgiveness to Erin."
He also encouraged Patterson to confess and repent - she pleaded not guilty at trial, claiming it had all been an accident, and she still may well try to appeal against her conviction.
"I bear her no ill will. My prayer for her is that she will use her time in jail wisely to become a better person. Now I am no longer Erin Patterson's victim and she has become the victim of my kindness," Ian said.
Justice Christopher Beale has just entered the courtroom to begin delivering his sentence.
It's expected to take about 45 minutes. You can follow along by clicking Watch live at the top of the page.
Stay with us as we bring you the latest lines.
This mushroom murder trial was held in a small town, but it made headlines across the globe - with thousands following all the updates as the jury waded through reams of evidence.
Patterson - a self-described mushroom lover and amateur forager - had told the court it was all a tragic accident.
But over nine weeks, the jury heard evidence suggesting she had foraged death cap mushrooms sighted in nearby towns and lured her victims to the fatal meal under the false pretence that she had cancer - before trying to conceal her crimes by lying to police and disposing of evidence.
A recap of all the explosive - and at times bizarre - evidence is here for you.
Katy Watson
Reporting from the court
Dozens queue outside the Supreme Court in Melbourne
By 7am this morning, there were already a dozen people queuing outside the building. Those at the front of the line were court watchers who have been following the trial from the very beginning.
"I wanted to see it through to the end," says Tammy Egglestone, who runs a true crime blog. She commuted to Morwell, where the trial took place, for its entirety - 11 weeks - and has now also travelled down to Melbourne for today.
The court heard Patterson herself was a true crime "super sleuth", before she became a true crime obsession.
Journalists have now joined the queue too, angling for a spot in the courtroom for the sentencing, and a news helicopter is circling overhead - such is the intense interest in this case.
Simon Atkinson
Reporting from the court
Erin Patterson is being sentenced in the Supreme Court of Victoria today - the same courtroom where she was brought two weeks ago for a pre-sentence hearing.
Keen followers of this case may recall the criminal trial from late April to early July was held in Morwell – about 150km (85 miles) away. The small modern court building was selected because it is the closest major court facility to the town of Leongatha, where the deadly lunch was served.
But refurbishment work is going on there – so Erin Patterson will hear her fate in the far more historic and impressive building in the heart of Melbourne.
Tiffanie Turnbull
BBC News, Sydney
Welcome to our live coverage of Erin Patterson’s sentencing in Melbourne.
In July, the 50-year-old was found guilty of murdering three relatives - and almost killing another - with death cap mushrooms hidden inside a beef Wellington dish.
Two weeks ago, we heard from many of those impacted by her crimes. They gave powerful statements to the court as prosecutors pushed for the triple murderer to be sentenced to life in jail without the possibility of parole.
Justice Christopher Beale has been weighing up his decision since, and today Patterson will find out – at the same time as observers watching a historic live broadcast - what punishment she'll be served
Stay with us as we bring you the latest updates from inside and outside the courtroom.