(EFE).- The Australian Kathleen Folbigg, who spent two decades in prison for the murder of her four babies, said that her recent pardon after the review of her case is a “victory for science and especially the truth,” according to a testimonial video published this Tuesday.
Folbigg was pardoned and released on Monday after a review of her case – reopened following an investigation coordinated by a Spanish scientist who linked the deaths to genetic faults – found “reasonable doubts” about her criminal responsibility.
Folbigg, 55, expressed in the video, about 30 seconds released today to the press, that she feels “extremely humble” and “grateful” for the pardon received and her release.
In the images, Folbigg is seen inside the farm, located in the east of the country, of her friend and staunch defender Tracy Chapman, where she appears carrying a bouquet of flowers as she narrates her crossroads and thanks those who have always supported her. .
“During the last 20 years that I have been in prison I have always thought and will always think of my children, I will cry for my children and I will miss them and I will love them tremendously”
“Today is a victory for science and especially for truth,” says Folbigg, his countenance calm and sometimes smiling.
She adds that the memory of her four babies has always accompanied her throughout the two decades that she was behind bars.
“For the last 20 years that I have been in prison I have always thought and always will think of my children, I will mourn my children and I will miss them and I will love them tremendously,” Folbigg said.
Folbigg was sentenced in 2003 to 40 years in prison, reduced to 30 years in 2005, for the death of her children (Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura) between 1989 and 1999, when they were between 19 days and 18 months old.
But his case was reopened last year, after publication in the specialized magazine Europace of the scientific investigation led by the Spanish immunologist Carola García de Vinuesa, which linked a genetic mutation (CALM2) of two of Folbigg’s daughters, Sarah and Laura, with sudden cardiac death, as well as verifying that the children carried rare variants of a gene .
After leaving prison the day before, Folbigg enjoyed small pleasures on his first night of freedom, such as eating pizza and sleeping in a bed, while adapting to new technology such as smartphones, Tracy Chapman told the press on Tuesday. .
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