Kathleen Folbigg to marry childhood friend after wrongful conviction ordeal
Once branded ‘Australia's worst mother’, Kathleen Folbigg will marry her childhood friend following her release from 20 years of wrongful imprisonment.
Kathleen Folbigg, the woman wrongfully convicted of killing her four babies, has found love and is soon to marry.
Once branded “Australia’s worst mother” but now considered the victim of one of its greatest miscarriages of justice, Ms Folbigg will marry the man she has known since they were both 11 years old.
Speaking exclusively to news.com.au, Bob Muir said he is thrilled to marry the woman that he just “gels with”.
He said he was reluctant to share details because of the negative publicity they may receive.
Speaking from a restaurant where they were dining on Friday night, Bob said: “Friends have turned on her, she is caught up in the continual cycle of negativity and she deserves to be happy,” Bob said.
“All I can say is we are so similar in our tastes, ordering spaghetti as we chat with you, the way we view things, the similarities, we are very, very similar. We find it is comfortable. We have known each other since we were 11.”
Ms Folbigg said she was used to copping negative publicity but hoped the general public would be happy for her, after all she has gone through.
The wedding will be held in August 2026.
Ms Folbigg was released from prison having been locked up for murdering her three youngest children, Patrick, Sarah and Laura, and the manslaughter of her oldest child, Caleb, between 1989 and 1999.
In 2023 the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal overturned her convictions on all charges, accepting that new scientific evidence raised doubt over her guilt.
Ms Folbigg told news.com.au in June she was adapting to life outside, but the financial and emotional pressures have at times been overwhelming.
“I’ve moved back back to where I went to high school and stuff but I just can’t find a rental, it’s so hard and I guess I’m single, have a dog, no job,” she said.
“I’ve been lucky enough that my friend has let me put my stuff in storage and stay.
“It’s two years down the track so yeah I feel like things can be a bit of a struggle.”
She has been offered a $2 million ex gratia payment by the NSW government as compensation for her 20 years of wrongful imprisonment, which she and her legal team have described as “insulting” and a “moral affront”.
They argue the sum is “woefully inadequate” and does not sufficiently acknowledge the profound suffering she endured, and her lawyers have stated they will continue to fight for a more appropriate amount.
The government has defended the payment as a result of thorough consideration, noting that ex gratia payments are discretionary and have no set criteria.
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Originally published as Kathleen Folbigg to marry childhood friend after wrongful conviction ordeal
