When Dr. Shoo Lee, one of Canada’s most renowned neonatologists, wrote an academic paper in 1989, he never imagined it would one day help convict a British nurse of murder. But more than three decades after his paper was published, that is what happened. Lucy Letby, a former nurse in a neonatal unit in northern
Lawyers for former senior executives at the Countess of Chester Hospital in northern England have asked for a halt to the public inquiry into the murders of babies by Lucy Letby, a former nurse, citing new evidence that they said called her guilt into question. Speaking in front of the inquiry on Tuesday, Kate Blackwell,
Staff at the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies could face prosecution in connection with their deaths after police today announced several individuals are now being investigated for gross negligence manslaughter. Detectives have upgraded their criminal investigation from a corporate manslaughter inquiry against the Countess of Chester Hospital to include those employed during the former
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An international panel of 14 neonatal and pediatric specialists on Tuesday raised grave doubts about the evidence used to convict the British nurse Lucy Letby, who was found guilty in 2023 of murdering seven babies at the hospital where she worked. In a dramatic news conference in London, the chair of the panel, Dr. Shoo
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt has apologised to the families of Lucy Letby’s victims. Mr Hunt opened his appearance at the Thirlwall Inquiry at Liverpool town hall by saying that Letby’s crimes had been committed “on [his] watch”. The inquiry is looking into how Letby, 35, was able to kill seven babies and try to
Parliament Live Sir David compared Letby’s case to the overturned conviction of Sally Clark who was cleared of murdering her sons in 2003 Former Conservative cabinet minister Sir David Davis has called for a retrial of convicted baby serial killer nurse Lucy Letby. He told a Commons adjournment debate: “There was no hard evidence against
Former British nurse Lucy Letby, who is serving a whole life sentence in prison for murdering seven babies in her care, has been questioned about the deaths of more infants, police said on Wednesday. Letby, 34, was found guilty last year of killing the newborns and attempting to murder seven more between June 2015 and
Cheshire Constabulary Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life terms Lucy Letby has been interviewed by police in prison under caution as part of ongoing investigations into more baby deaths at two hospitals, Cheshire Constabulary has confirmed. The force said it had “recently” spoken to the former neonatal nurse over deaths and non-fatal collapses at the
Convicted of murdering babies in her care, neonatal nurse Lucy Letby is one of the UK’s most notorious serial killers. But there are fresh questions about evidence, and whether she got a fair trial. LAUREN FRAYER, HOST: We turn now to a true crime case that’s captivated Britain, where I live. Lucy Letby was a