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Judging Kathleen Folbigg

A High Court decision has added to concerns about jury behaviour that were passed over by a series of appeal judges

Inside Story

Australian court considers overturning mother's convictions for killing 4 children

An Australian court will consider overturning a woman’s convictions for killing her four children

The Independent UK

The words that helped wrongly convict Kathleen Folbigg

Prosecutor: Are you able to say whether or not Caleb died from a catastrophic asphyxiating event of unknown causes?

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Final report shows 'system failed' Kathleen Folbigg

An appeals court will be asked to consider overturning her convictions.

Newcastle Herald

Folbigg poised for review of child-killing convictions

Kathleen Folbigg could have her convictions for killing her four children officially overturned after earlier receiving an unconditional pardon.

AAP

How mistaken identity can lead to wrongful convictions

In March 1976, American Leonard Mack was convicted of sexual assault and holding two female victims at gunpoint. In September 2023, Mack’s wrongful conviction was finally overturned by a New York judge on his 72nd birthday with the help of the Innocence Project, an organisation that uses DNA evidence to…

The Conversation

Chamberlain flags jury change in wake of Folbigg pardon

In her first comments since mother-of-four Kathleen Folbigg's pardon, Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton says science is over the head of the average person on a jury.

AAP

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Check out The Hindu’s science wrap featuring top 7 stories on new discoveries, findings, and studies in the scientific world from this week

The Hindu

Australia's 'worst female serial killer' freed after her children's deadly gene mutations come to light

New research has revealed that the children of Kathleen Folbigg each had genetic mutations that could explain their deaths.

LiveScience

Folbigg pardon: science is changing rapidly, and the law needs to change with it

US defence lawyer Alan Dershowitz once said:

The Conversation

Afternoon Update: Hunter Valley reeling after bus crash; AFL player bailed on burglary charges; and what grip strength says about health

Bus driver in custody after crash near town of Greta which left 10 dead and more than 20 injured

The Guardian - AU

Explained | How science helped Australian woman convicted of killing her children walk free

For almost two decades, Kathleen Folbigg, was behind bars, in Australia, for the death of her four very young children. Now, thanks to science, she can walk free

The Hindu

‘Not a rare case’: Kathleen Folbigg pardon sparks calls for new body to review possible wrongful convictions

Former high court judge Michael Kirby among experts calling for a criminal cases review commission in Australia

The Guardian - AU

Kathleen Folbigg’s ‘fierce women’ on the need to challenge misogyny in criminal cases

Folbigg’s friend Tracy Chapman says her prison ordeal ‘can’t be for nothing’

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Newcastle Herald

An 'unimaginable' 20 years for Kathleen Folbigg

'It's unimaginable, and none of us can put ourselves in Kathleen's shoes ... we can't inhabit her grief, no one can'

The Guardian - AU

Will Kathleen Folbigg be compensated for 20 years in prison after her wrongful conviction?

The case of a woman wrongfully jailed for murdering her four children highlights the dire need for reform in how compensation is calculated

The New Daily

Madonna King: Kathleen Folbigg is humbled. She can teach us all a lesson

If Kathleen Folbigg can show no hate, we should all show a determination to find others like her, potentially free with the help of science.

Newcastle Herald

Newcastle academic shares Folbigg's relief

'The wheels of justice can turn slowly' says legal centre director Shaun McCarthy of Folbigg's case which he became involved with ten years ago.

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Kathleen Folbigg enjoying life as ‘forever free woman’

After 20 years in jail, Kathleen Folbigg is cocooned on a NSW farm, happy to simply enjoy her new found freedom as friends wrap their arms around her.

Crikey

Quote, unquote, misquote

Six Coalition MPs are being blasted for misquoting former High Court judges’ opinions on the Voice to Parliament, and the defence force chief says Australia’s military will be stronger for dealing with the Brereton inquiry’s report into alleged war crimes.

The Guardian - AU

‘I would not have survived’: inside the friendships that kept Kathleen Folbigg going for 20 years

Tracy Chapman’s unyielding push against the judicial system galvanised a support network that helped secure justice for her childhood friend

Irish Mirror

'Worst female serial killer' released from jail immediately after new evidence

Kathleen Folbigg, 55, spent almost two decades behind bars for murdering her children Patrick, Sarah and Laura – aged from eight months to 19 months –between 1991 and 1999. She was also found guilty in 2003 of the manslaughter of her first-born child, Caleb.

Evening Standard

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

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

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Greens and Coalition attack Labor after rate rise; strategic Ukraine dam destroyed; and a rare wolverine spotted

Political reactions came swiftly from all sides after the RBA raised the cash rate

Reuters

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.

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