Hearings for the inquiry will begin on the 14th of November and scientists and clinicians from around the world will be called to give their opinions. The outcome of the inquiry won't be known for months but if Bathurst finds that the genetics offer a reasonable explanation, it could spell release for their mother about five years before she would have been eligible for parole. Phobic wrote in 2006 that she just wants the truth to be uncovered.
Kathleen Folbigg has spent nearly 20 years in prison after being convicted of killing her four children. But in 2018, a group of scientists began gathering evidence that suggested another possibility for the deaths — that at least two of them were attributable to a genetic mutation that can affect heart function. A judicial inquiry in 2019 failed to reverse Folbigg’s conviction, but this month, the researchers will present new evidence at a second inquiry, which could ultimately spell freedom for Folbigg.
This is an audio version of our Feature: She was convicted of killing her four children. Could a gene mutation set her free?
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