Erin Patterson’s case has been fast-tracked to the Supreme Court after she pleaded not guilty to murdering three people, including her former in-laws.
Patterson’s trial will be fast-tracked after she pleaded not guilty to eight charges.
The 49-year-old faced Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court via video link from prison on Tuesday with her hair tied up, wearing a blue jumper and glasses.
![Don Patterson and Gail Patterson, Erin Patterson's former parents-in-law, died after a suspected mushroom poisoning.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DF36VMRJMNFHXP4QOZEJX5MHGQ.jpg?auth=7c5feb25d1733b92fd07ebd67399b0e03cabba86f10dd9a050a86ea19bdc3bb7&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
She is accused of killing her former in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, both 70, and Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66.