Monday 5 June 2023

Kathleen Folbigg Pardoned and Released from Gaol

BY OLIVIA DILLON

After 20 years in gaol, Singleton mother Kathleen Megan Folbigg has been pardoned and released from prison. 

It comes after Chief Justice Tom Bathurst, found "with a firm view" there is reasonable doubt as to the guilt of Ms. Folbigg over the murder and manslaughter of her four children. 

He said he's unable to accept she was anything but a caring mother to her children. 

NSW Attorney General Michael Daley made the recommendation of a pardon this morning to NSW Governor Margaret Beazley and she has accepted. 

The 55-year-old has walked free from prison. 

Folbigg's lawyers say they'll be exploring the matter of compensation in due course. 

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