Kathleen Folbigg, mother pardoned for baby deaths, says release is win for science
The Australian mother jailed for 20 years over the deaths of her four children says her release is a major victory for"science and especially truth".in 2003 of the manslaughter of her son and the murders of three of her children. The four died separately over the course of a decade, aged between 19 days and 19 months old.reasonable doubt about her original convictionsMs Folbigg spent her first night of freedom eating pizza and drinking coffee liqueur with her friend Tracy Chapman.
"She slept for the first time in a real bed, she has made a cup of tea with a real crockery cup and real spoons to stir with, which sounds probably pretty basic to you all, but she's grateful. Decent tea, you know, real milk," Ms Chapman said in a televised news conference. "She said it was the first time she's been able to sleep properly in 20 years, even though it was brief last night."
In a video message, Ms Folbigg said she was"extremely humbled and extremely grateful" for the pardon. "I have forever and will always, think of my children, grieve for my children, and I miss them and love them terribly," she added.
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