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Researchers from Aalborg can save woman in Australia: ‘It will be a huge victory’ | BT Krimi - www.bt.dk For 19 years, Kathleen Folbigg has been in prison for murdering her children. But now the matter is being taken up again. Aalborg researchers have looked at the case, and their findings have led the Minister of Justice in New South Wales, Mark Speakman, to raise the question of guilt again. To understand how it is connected that a North Jutland research couple, who also form a couple privately, are involved in an Australian lawsuit, we have to go back a few years. Here, the couple is contacted by the Australian researcher Carola Vinuesa. "I probably think she had reached out to a very famous American cardiologist, who then told her that we were the right ones to tackle," says Michael Toft Overgaard, who is one part of the dynamic duo. And there was good reason why the Australian researcher was sent on to Aalborg. Because here, Michael Toft Overgaard and his partner Mette Nyegaard have developed a special expertise that was extremely relevant to Kathleen Folbigg's case. Kathleen Folbigg was sentenced in 2003 to 40 years in prison for killing her children. She had a total of four - 2 boys and 2 girls. The boys suffered from illnesses, while it now turns out that the girls had a fatal genetic defect. There was no direct evidence against Kathleen Folbigg. Her diary, which described the hard life as a mother, was the primary evidence against her. Now the case is being taken up again. "We have had the opportunity to study several similar extremely rare genetic defects of the same type as the one found in her two daughters, so we were well placed to examine it and understand its significance." The genetic defect has only been registered about 100 times in total worldwide. To begin with, the couple chooses to close their eyes to the legal drama and refrain from reading or hearing about the case. It must not affect their research. So it was only when their results were clear that it really dawned on them what the conclusion might mean. They could help acquit a woman who has spent nearly two decades among bars. A punishment that Michael Toft Overgaard does not believe is justified. “Our findings clearly indicate that the girls have died from the genetic defect. And if two dead children with this mutation had been found today, the doctor would have declared them dead for natural reasons. No doubt, "he says. Therefore, the couple also signed - along with a large number of other researchers - on a pardon last year. Australian Kathleen Folbigg is in jail for the murder of her children. But Aalborg findings indicate the daughters have died of natural causes. EPA / PETER RAE AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT But it should not go so painlessly. "Now the Minister of Justice has been chewing on it for a year, and has then come to the conclusion that the case must be reopened. It's no matter what a great victory for us. And a great victory for science, "says Michael Toft Overgaard and concludes:" It is very rare that our research has such a direct effect, and we will be very proud if she is acquitted. We already are - even though we are from North Jutland. ”What is your home worth? POLICE: Accusation BERLINGSKE usa teitur abroad usa Danish sale berlingske Dystert Drabssag Berlingske Media A / S Pilestræde 34 DK-1147 København KTlf. +45 33 75 75 33 CVR.no .: 29 20 73 13