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Australia pardons a woman accused of killing her four children after spending 20 years in prison

MADRID, 5 Jun.

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Australia pardons a woman accused of killing her four children after spending 20 years in prison

MADRID, 5 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Attorney General of New South Wales, Michael Daley, confirmed this Monday at a press conference that an investigation into the case of Kathleen Folbigg, sentenced to prison in 2003 for the death of her four children, had "reasonable doubts" about his guilt, for which reason he has ordered his pardon and release.

Folbigg, 55, was convicted of allegedly killing three of her children, and the manslaughter of her firstborn, between 1989 and 1999. The babies were between 19 days and 19 months old, reports 9News.

The defendant has always maintained her innocence, assuring that all her children died of natural causes. The review of this case has taken place after a scientific investigation pointed to a possible genetic mutation that causes lethal arrhythmias.

Key points in this new report that has led to the clemency decision include "the reasonable possibility" that three of the four children died of natural causes.

"I think we all need to put ourselves in Folbigg's shoes and now give her the space she needs to get on with her life, not harass or persecute her in any way. It's been a 20 year ordeal for her. We wish her the best for the rest of his life", Daley has indicated, as reported by 'The Sydney Morning Herald'.