‘Australia’s worst serial killer’ is granted pardon after inquiry
Kathleen Folbigg was serving a 30-year sentence after being convicted of killing her four children
Kathleen Folbigg had been convicted of killing four of her children. Photo: AP
Stuti MishraUK Independent
A woman dubbed “Australia’s worst serial killer” was granted a pardon by a court in New South Wales and released yesterday in a dramatic turn of events after doubts emerged about her previous conviction.
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