Baby killer Keli Lane’s chilling Christmas message from behind bars 

Convicted baby killer Keli Lane will spend her eighth Christmas behind bars despite reported attempts for a retrial. 

Lane, 43, was jailed for 18 years in 2010 after a court found her guilty of murdering her daughter Tegan two days after giving birth at Auburn Hospital, western Sydney. 

But in a letter written from behind bars, Lane remains convinced she was unfairly convicted and mistreated by the criminal justice system, Nine News reported. 

The letter, sent to criminologist Xanthe Mallet (pictured) from the University of Newcastle, reveals Lane’s frustration as she waits for the attorney general to decide on a retrial

‘We believe we have gathered substantial information and new and compelling evidence to show not only did I not kill my child but that the investigation was unreliable, deficient and tainted,’ Lane wrote in the letter. 

The letter, which was wrote to criminologist Xanthe Mallet from the University of Newcastle, reveals Lane’s frustration as she waits for the attorney general to decide on a retrial.  

‘She wants to speak, she didn’t during the original trial because she was advised not to by the defence that’s her right but now she wants to be heard,’ Ms Mallet said.

Lane has always maintained her innocence and recently featured in an ABC documentary Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane. 

The former water polo player said she gave the baby to the child’s biological father soon after giving birth in September 1996.

She claims the father is named either Andrew Morris or Andrew Norris but police found no evidence to back up Lane’s claims about her relationship with the man.

Lane has always maintained her innocence and recently featured in an ABC documentary Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane

Lane, who has been in prison for eight years, wrote of her sadness about being away from her family for another Christmas

No man with either of those names has ever been found and Tegan’s body has never been recovered. 

Lane, who has been in prison for eight years, wrote of her sadness about being away from her family for another Christmas. 

‘The question I have to ask is why am I still in prison? Eight years locked away for a crime I did not commit,’ she wrote.

Ms Mallet said she did not think Lane should be behind bars, arguing the case has reasonable doubt.

Ms Mallet said she did not think Lane should be behind bars, arguing the case has reasonable doubt

A spokesperson from the office of NSW Attorney General Mark Speakman said the Department of Justice needs more information before appointing a retrial. 

The spokesperson said they would prepare advice for the attorney general after receiving and reviewing material. 

Lane is not due for release until 2023.