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Just a round of applause for that jury.

Three murders, one attempted murder, and media crews flooded the courthouse within minutes.

And by then, the trial had become an international story.

And sentencing came on September 8th, and Justice Beale handed down three concurrent life sentences for murder and 25 years for attempted murder.

And the non-parole period was 33 years.

And Erin at this point was 50 years old.

And she won't be eligible for parole until 2056, when she'll be in her 80s.

And Beale called her crimes, quote, an enormous betrayal of trust.

I have no hesitation in finding that your offending falls into the worst category.

And he identified five aggravating factors.

substantial premeditation, an elaborate coverup, a lack of pity, and the suffering of her victims and the betrayal of trust.

And she had said nothing to the doctors fighting to save her guests.

And never once she revealed what she had put in their food.

Quote, not only did you cut short three lives, Beale would say,

You inflicted untold suffering on your own children whom you robbed of their beloved grandparents."

And our complete absence of remorse, he added, quote, pour salt into all the victim's wounds, unquote.

And the hearing ran almost 50 minutes and was broadcast live.

And the court received 28 victim impact statements.

Seven were read aloud.

And Simon was absent from the hearing.