Kathleen Folbigg
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 56 |
| Date of birth | June 14,1967 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Australia |
| Spouse | Craig Gibson Folbigg |
| Span of crimes | 1989–1999 |
| Victims | 4 |
| Criminal penalty | Thirty years' imprisonment |
| Parents | Kathleen Mary Donavan |
| Thomas John Britton | |
| State | New South Wales |
| Convict | grievous bodily harm |
| Manslaughter | |
| Crimin status | Pardoned 5 June 2023 |
| Children | Sarah Kathleen |
| Laura Elizabeth | |
| Caleb Gibson | |
| Patrick Allen | |
| Imprison at | Clarence Correctional Centre |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 669782 |
Kathleen Folbigg Life story
Kathleen Megan Folbigg is an Australian woman convicted in 2003 for killing her four infant children. She was pardoned twenty years later due to serious doubts that had arisen about her guilt.
Kathleen Folbigg: Misogyny helped jail her, science freed her
...By Hannah RitchieBBC News, SydneyKathleen Folbigg has been called many names...
Kathleen Folbigg: Mum pardoned for baby deaths claims win for science
... Kathleen Folbigg was released from prison on Monday after an inquiry upheld new evidence which cast " reasonable doubt" on her convictions...
Kathleen Folbigg: Woman jailed over infant deaths pardoned
... Kathleen Folbigg was in 2003 sentenced to at least 25 years in jail, after a jury found she had killed Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura over a decade...
Kathleen Folbigg: Woman jailed over infant deaths pardoned
A Woman once branded " Australia's worst female serial killer" has been pardoned after new evidence suggested she did not kill her four children.
Kathleen Folbigg was in 2003 sentenced to at least 25 years in jail, after a jury found she had killed Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura over a decade.
But a recent inquiry heard scientists believe they may have died naturally.
The 55-year-old's case has been described As One of Australia's greatest miscarriages of justice.
New South Wales Attorney General Michael Daley on Monday announced The Inquiry , which finished in March, had concluded there was Reasonable Doubt as to the guilt of Ms Folbigg on each offence.
" Kathleen Folbigg should be released from custody as soon as possible, " He Said . " She has now been pardoned. "
Previous appeals and a separate 2019 inquiry into the case found no grounds for Reasonable Doubt , and gave greater weight to Circumstantial Evidence in her original trial.
But at the new inquiry, headed by Judge Tom Bathurst , prosecutors accepted evidence about gene mutations had cast Reasonable Doubt on Ms Folbigg's convictions.
Source of news: bbc.com
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