An Australian state attorney general has declined to pardon a mother convicted almost 20 years ago of smothering her four children to death and instead ordered a new inquiry into whether there could be a medical explanation for the tragedies.
Kathleen Folbigg appears via video link during a convictions inquiry at the New South Wales Coroners Court in Sydney, May 1, 2019. An Australian state attorney general has refused to pardon Folbigg who was convicted of smothering her four children to death over a decade but has announced, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, a new inquiry into whether her offspring could have died of natural causes.
A petition to the New South Wales state governor in March last year calling for Folbigg to be pardoned “based on significant positive evidence of natural causes of death” was signed by 90 scientists, medical practitioners and related professionals, including two Nobel laureates. Folbigg was sentenced to 30 years in prison and will become eligible for parole in 2028. None of her children survived to a second birthday.
In addition to the new scientific evidence, Folbigg's lawyer, Rhanee Rego, said she expects the new inquiry will consider reports from psychiatrists, psychologists and linguists that say there were no murder confessions in the diaries.
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