Folbigg says she still grieves, thanks science for her freedom
Kathleen FolbiggĀ has spoken publicly for the first time since being released from prison, saying she is extremely grateful to be free but is still grieving for her children.
The emotional video statement follows the end of Folbiggās 20-year stint behind bars after she was convicted over the deaths of her four young children.
New scientific evidence submitted to a second inquiry into her convictionsĀ ultimately led to Folbigg being unconditionally pardoned andĀ released from the Clarence Correctional Centre in Grafton on Monday.
She is now staying with long-time friend and supporter Tracy Chapman on her farm on the NSW mid-north coast.
Folbigg celebrated her release as āa victory for scienceā in the video message released on Tuesday.
āIām extremely humbled and extremely grateful for being pardoned and released from prison,ā she said.
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āMy eternal gratitude goes to my friends and family, especially Tracy and all of her family, and I would not have survived this whole ordeal without them.
āToday is a victory for science and especially truth.
āFor the last 20 years I have been in prison, I have forever and will always think of my children, grieve for my children and I miss them and love them terribly.ā
Folbigg was jailed in 2003 after a jury found herĀ guilty of three counts of murder and one of manslaughter over the deaths of her young children, Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura, between 1989 and 1999.
She was sentenced to 40 years in prison. The term was later reduced on appeal to 30 years, with a minimum of 25.
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