Keli Lane

Keli Lane
Born (1975-03-21) 21 March 1975 (age 49)
Fairlight, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
OccupationTeacher
Criminal statusImprisoned
Spousedivorced Name Suppressed
Children6 (one declared deceased by the NSW Coroner John Abernethy)
Parent(s)Robert and Sandra Lane
Conviction(s)Guilty (2010)
Criminal charge1996 murder of Tegan Lee Lane
2003 making a false declaration (charged in 2009)
Penalty18 years' jail with a non-parole period of 13 years and five months

Keli Lane (born 21 March 1975), an Australian former water polo player and teacher, was convicted of the 1996 murder of her newborn baby, Tegan, and of three counts of making a false declaration.[1] On 18 April 2011, Lane's lawyers lodged an appeal against her conviction at the same time as a Sydney taxi driver alleged he saw Lane dispose of the child.[2] Her final application for appeal was rejected by the High Court of Australia in August 2014.[3]

Lane was originally serving an 18-year prison sentence and was to be eligible for parole on 12 May 2024, after serving a period of 13 years and five months in custody.[4] However, in accordance with "No body, No parole" laws in New South Wales, Lane was denied parole on 22 March 2024 and remains incarcerated.[5]

  1. ^ Arlington, Kim (13 December 2010). "Keli Lane screams and collapses as jury finds her guilty of murdering baby Tegan". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Lawyers lodge appeal over Keli Lane's murder conviction as taxi driver says baby Tegan alive". The Daily Telegraph. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Keli Lane loses bid to fight baby murder conviction". ABC News. 15 August 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference SMH-sentence2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ NSW State Parole Authority (22 March 2024). "Media Release - Keli Lane parole determination" (PDF). NSW State Parole Authority. Retrieved 26 March 2024.