Who pardoned Kathleen Folbigg?

Kathleen Folbigg has been pardoned by a New South Wales Attorney General, Michael Daley.

“This has been a terrible ordeal for everyone concerned and I hope that our actions today can put some closure on this 20-year-old matter,” Daley said.

Kathleen was scheduled to spend 40 years in prison but got an early release. She was arrested in 2003, for the death of her children Sarah Kathleen, Caleb Gibson, Laura Elizabeth, and Patrick Allen died when they were just infants. Laura was the oldest living amongst them who grew up to 18 months before she died. Sarah died at 10 months old, Caleb at 19 days, and Patrick at eight months.

Due to the circumstances of their death, it moved the police to investigate the causes when Laura died in 1999. In 2001, Folbigg was arrested and charged, and her marriage with Craig was in jeopardy.

Craig contributed heavily to the investigations and provided the authorities with the diary of his wife Kathleen. According to the prosecutors, the diary contained detailed information about the thoughts of a mother tortured by guilt for her role in her children’s deaths. However, there was no concrete evidence against her after examination of the babies’ bodies, however, she was the top suspect of the case.