Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright has walked free from jail, having missed the birth of his third child.
His wife, Kaia, gave birth to their son Sterling on Mother’s Day at Darwin Hospital, with her best friend acting as her support person in Wright’s absence.
However, the request was denied, reportedly due to Wright’s high-profile.
Wright left Darwin Correctional Centre around 6am on Monday and declared he would continue to fight to clear his name.
‘I’ve done my time, I’m continuing with my appeal and will keep fighting to bring to light the injustice that’s occurred,’ Wright, 47, said.
Wright then posted a photo to Instagram of his reunion with the now-family of five and said: ‘Finally home with my family after one hell of a fight. Didn’t quite make the birth of our beautiful boy Sterling but Kaia did an incredible job.’
News Corp reported that Wright was gutted to miss his son’s birth, having had a visit from his wife as recently as Wednesday, when he still held out hope for an early release.