Kathleen Folbigg always denied responsibility for the deaths of her four children. After 20 years in prison, she's now been pardoned and released. Here's how she celebrated her freedom:
She was pardoned and released on Monday.After 20 years in jail,has no hatred in her heart and is finding joy in the small luxuries of everyday life
"She slept for in a real bed, had a cup of tea in a real crockery cup, real spoons to stir with ... that sounds basic to you all, but she's grateful," Ms Chapman told reporters.Ms Chapman said Monday was "pandemonium" and received just 40 minutes notice her lifelong friend was about to arrive at her northern NSW farm gate.There was no time to cook the dinner of T-bone steak Folbigg had dreamed of for years in jail. Instead, the party of about 12 settled for pizza.
The next hurdle for Ms Folbigg's legal team is to get her convictions quashed in the Court of Criminal Appeal followed by compensation. "And we won't be rushing her and pushing her to do anything she doesn't want to do, until she's ready."Just as Lindy Chamberlain adamantly protested her innocence, Ms Folbigg always denied responsibility for the deaths of Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura, who were all under the age of two when they died between 1989 and 1999.
West Australian man Scott Austic in May received $1.3 million on top of an earlier payment of $250,000 after serving nearly 13 years for murdering his pregnant secret lover.Both payments were ex gratia, unlike David Eastman who was awarded $7 million in damages by the ACT Supreme Court in 2019.AAP
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