Kathleen Follbigg

Kathleen Follbigg, a 58-year-old Australian woman, was wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years for the alleged murder of her four children, who died between 1989 and 1999. Her conviction was eventually overturned in 2023 after an independent investigation revealed scientific evidence suggesting the children's deaths may have been due to natural causes or a genetic mutation. Despite being offered a voluntary compensation payment of 2 million Australian dollars by the New South Wales government, her lawyer rejected the amount as inadequate, arguing it did not reflect the profound suffering endured by Follbigg during her wrongful incarceration.