Australian Mother Wrongly Imprisoned 20 Years Released Over Doubt She Killed Her Children
- New scientific evidence suggests Folbigg's four children likely died of natural causes, leading officials to pardon her and release her from prison.
- Folbigg was convicted of killing her children in 2003 based on circumstantial evidence like diary entries, but experts now believe genetic mutations could explain the deaths.
- An inquiry is recommending Folbigg's convictions be overturned, calling into question the evidence that originally led jurors to believe four child deaths in a family were improbable.
- Folbigg always maintained her innocence, and scientists and legal experts petitioned for her release as new evidence came to light.
- Though pardoned, Folbigg's convictions have not yet been formally quashed, but she was released immediately from prison where she had served 20 years.
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