Top doctors call for release of woman jailed for killing her four children

Ninety medical experts, including Professor Peter Doherty and Professor Fiona Stanley, say fresh genomic evidence shows Kathleen Folbigg's conviction is a 'miscarriage of justice'
Australian Associated Press
Kathleen Folbigg. Source: AAP.

Leading Australian doctors and researchers are calling for the release of Kathleen Folbigg, saying new genomic research casts doubt on her conviction for killing her four children.

Nobel laureate immunologist Professor Peter Doherty and former Australian of the Year Professor Fiona Stanley are among 90 mainly Australian medical experts and researchers who have signed a petition calling for the immediate pardon of Ms Folbigg.