MP tells Folbigg inquiry son may have died from undiagnosed neurogenetic disorder

Monique Ryan, a paediatric neurologist before entering parliament, says Patrick Folbigg’s death could be linked to epileptic seizures

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Kooyong MP Monique Ryan has told an inquiry into Kathleen Folbigg’s convictions for killing her four children that one of her sons may have died from an undiagnosed neurogenetic disorder.

Ryan, a paediatric neurologist before entering parliament in 2022, said Patrick Folbigg’s February 1991 death at 36 weeks could be linked to epileptic seizures.

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