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The Guardian - AU
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Antoun Issa

Afternoon Update: Kathleen Folbigg dubbed ‘our Lindy Chamberlain’; Jacinda Ardern becomes a dame; and Barbie film drains world of pink paint

Kathleen Folbigg
Kathleen Folbigg at an inquiry into her conviction in May. She had been in jail since 2003 after being found guilty of killing her four infant children. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AP

Good afternoon. Kathleen Folbigg is free, after spending two decades in prison over the deaths of her four children.

It’s an extraordinary tale. Folbigg was convicted in 2003 of murdering three of her children and the manslaughter of one child. She has always maintained her innocence and new findings by an inquiry cast doubt over her conviction. “This is our Lindy Chamberlain case,” said NSW Greens’ justice spokesperson, Sue Higginson. Read the full report.

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