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Mother wrongly jailed for 20 years over the death of her four children has convictions quashed

  • Kathleen Folbigg, who was previously convicted of murdering her children, has had her convictions officially expunged by the state of New South Wales, Australia. She is now preparing to claim "substantial" compensation.
  • After being pardoned in June, Kathleen Folbigg saw her convictions quashed by New South Wales state on Thursday. Her lawyer stated that she plans to seek "substantial" compensation for her wrongful imprisonment.
  • A new inquiry found that two of Kathleen Folbigg's children had a genetic mutation that may have caused their deaths, which created reasonable doubt about her guilt. The case relied predominantly on circumstantial evidence and caused controversy among scientists and statisticians.
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Her legal team has confirmed she will now seek compensation.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Fifty-five-year-old Kathleen Folbigg, convicted 20 years ago of killing her four small children, was not caused by external influences, but by genetic mutations.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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SBS News broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
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