Keli Lane [SEP] convicted of
Keli Lane
Keli Lane (born 21 March 1975), a former Australian water polo player, was convicted of the 1996 murder of her newborn baby Tegan, and three counts of making a false declaration. Lane is serving an 18-year prison sentence and will be eligible for parole on 12 May 2024, after serving a period of 13 years and five months in custody. 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
given the child (Tegan) to the baby's father, a man called Andrew Morris, with whom she claimed to have had a brief affair. According to Keli Lane, the affair took place at a unit block in Balmain on Friday nights after a drinking session at the Town Hall pub ("The Townie"). Keli alleges in her police interviews Andrew's long term partner Mel also lived there as she often saw female apparel strewn around the unit. According to Keli Lane, Mel was in retail although she