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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.

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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.

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

US defence lawyer Alan Dershowitz once said:

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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

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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

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‘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

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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’

The Guardian - AU

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'

Newcastle Herald

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

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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.

The New Daily

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.

Newcastle Herald

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.

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‘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’

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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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Watch: Folbigg freedom, RBA announcement

Watch: Kathleen Folbigg has spent her first night in 20 years out of prison after being pardoned for the murder and manslaughter of her four children

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Kathleen Folbigg says her freedom is ‘a victory for science and especially truth’

Former prisoner says she is eternally grateful to her friends and will always think of, grieve for and love her children

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Newcastle Herald

'Loved children terribly': Kathleen Folbigg speaks after 20 years behind bars

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Kathleen Folbigg was demonised by a legal system that even punished efforts to establish her innocence

Submissions at Folbigg’s trial were based in misogynistic stereotypes and had no rational relationship with a charge of murder

Newcastle Herald

Folbigg's ex-husband believes his children were murdered

Craig Folbigg's lawyer, Danny Eid, says the numbness continues for him

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