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Mum pardoned for baby deaths after serving 20 years in jail speaks out

Kathleen Folbigg says her case is a ‘major victory for science’

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2023

Pizza, binge TV: Pardoned Australian enjoys freedom after 20 years in prison

For the first time in more than 20 years, Kathleen Folbigg slept comfortably on Monday night.

Reuters · Jun 6, 2023

Folbigg's ex-husband believes his children were murdered

Craig Folbigg's lawyer, Danny Eid, says the numbness continues for him

Newcastle Herald · Jun 6, 2023

Kathleen Folbigg pardon shows Australia needs a dedicated body to investigate wrongful convictions

The New South Wales Attorney-General Michael Daley today announced Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned after having served 20 years for the murder of three of her infant children and the manslaughter of a fourth child. She has already been released, and won’t serve the rest of her 30-year sentence.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2023

Kathleen Folbigg ‘outside, in sunshine’ after being freed from jail

Kathleen Folbigg is "walking ... outside ... in the sunshine" after being freed after 20 years in a NSW jail, a supporter says.

The New Daily · Jun 5, 2023

Australian woman pardoned after 20 years in jail for deaths of her four children

A woman imprisoned for 20 years over the deaths of her four children was pardoned by New South Wales state on Monday after a judicial review found there was reasonable doubt about the original convictions.

Reuters · Jun 5, 2023