An Australian mother jailed for killing her four young children has been pardoned after 20 years behind bars, authorities said, after an inquiry upended the high-profile case.

Kathleen Folbigg was dubbed “Australia’s worst female serial killer” after she was convicted in 2003 of murdering three of her children, and the manslaughter of a fourth.

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    In 2021, dozens of scientists from Australia and abroad signed a petition calling for Folbigg’s release, saying new forensic evidence suggested the unexplained deaths were actually linked to rare genetic mutations or congenital abnormalities.

    I can’t begin to imagine what she’s had to go through losing her kids to being accused and then convicted of killing them. Heartbreaking.