Father convicted of killing three young children prepares fourth appeal

A father convicted of murdering his three young children is reportedly preparing a new court appeal.

Robert Farquharson’s car crashed into a dam at Winchelsea, southern Victoria, on Father’s Day 2005.

She swam free but her three children Jai, 10, Tyler, seven, and Bailey, two, drowned.

Farquharson had become separated from the children’s mother and was returning home from an access visit at the time of her death.

He was convicted of her murder in 2007 before his conviction was overturned on appeal in December 2009.

He was convicted again in 2010 and sentenced to life in prison with a minimum of 33 years, with two further appeals subsequently rejected.

Farquharson will base his latest appeal, scheduled for later this year, on Victorian laws introduced in 2019 that relate to new evidence that there has been a miscarriage of justice, the ABC reported on Thursday.

He has always maintained his innocence and two doctors diagnosed him with cough syncope, a condition that causes a person to pass out after a coughing fit.

This was challenged by the prosecution and another medical expert who testified in court.

The children’s mother, Cindy Gambino-Moules, died in May 2022 after a medical episode at her home.

In January, Department of Health Secretary Euan Wallace stripped Farquharson of his rights to his children’s graves.