Keli Lane
Keli Lane | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 March 1975 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned |
| Spouse | divorced Name Suppressed |
| Children | 6 (one declared deceased by the NSW Coroner John Abernethy) |
| Parent(s) | Robert and Sandra Lane |
| Conviction | Guilty (2010) |
| Criminal charge | 1996 murder of Tegan Lee Lane 2003 making a false declaration (charged in 2009) |
| Penalty | 18 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. Her final application for appeal was rejected by the High Court of Australia in August 2014.
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. However, in accordance with "No body, No parole" laws in New South Wales, Lane was denied parole on 22 March 2024 and remains incarcerated in the Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre, a maximum-security facility in New South Wales.