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Hospital executives join calls for Lucy Letby inquiry to be suspended

Inquiry chair Lady Justice Thirlwall said she had received the request last month from counsel for former executives at the Countess of Chester Hospital

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby calls for public inquiry into baby deaths to be halted

Ex-nurse says inquiry should be suspended until review of convictions has finished

The Guardian - UK

Hospital Staff Named Suspects in Corporate Manslaughter Probe Linked to Lucy Letby Case

Several staff members at the Countess of Chester Hospital are now suspects in a police investigation into corporate manslaughter.

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Lucy Letby's lawyer says police hospital manslaughter charges statement is 'huge mistake'

‘It is time they take a step back and ask themselves whether have they made a huge mistake’ - Lucy Letby’s lawyer Mark McDonald

Evening Standard

Police have made ‘huge mistake’ with hospital charges statement – Letby lawyer

Police say staff at the hospital where Letby worked could face manslaughter charges.

The Independent UK

Friday briefing: Is the abolition of NHS England snake oil or a miracle cure?

In today’s newsletter: Arguments for and against Labour’s surprise closure of quango at top of the health service

The Guardian - UK

Police start manslaughter inquiry into senior individuals at Letby hospital

Officers say they have widened investigations despite questions over nurse’s convictions for killing babies

The Guardian - UK

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Staff could face gross negligence manslaughter charges in Letby probe – police

Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders for murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others.

Evening Standard

Staff at hospital where Lucy Letby murdered babies being investigated for gross negligence manslaughter

Cheshire police has not disclosed which staff members were being treated as suspects, their roles, or the number of individuals under investigation

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby hospital staff investigated over gross negligence manslaughter

Suspects have been told, say Cheshire police, who are still working on separate corporate manslaughter probe

The Independent UK

Whole life orders: The prisoners who will die in jail

More than 60 criminals are serving a whole-life order, four of whom are being held in secure hospitals.

The Independent UK

Kyle Clifford becomes latest murderer to refuse to face grieving family

Clifford refused to attend his sentencing hearing on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby Supporters Spark Outrage by Touring Her Old Haunts and Demanding House Visit

Supporters of Lucy Letby, the convicted baby murderer serving 15 life sentences, have taken their obsession to unsettling new heights.

The Fashion Central

Law Commission proposes reforms on how possible miscarriages of justice are handled

Report also criticises compensation system for people wrongly convicted of crimes in England and Wales

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The Independent UK

Lucy Letby inquiry: Hospital chief thought nurse may be innocent after arrest

Dr Susan Gilby recalled what she said was a ‘quite bizarre’ discussion with Tony Chambers weeks after Letby’s arrest

Evening Standard

Hospital chief had wrongful conviction concerns after Letby arrest, inquiry told

Dr Susan Gilby was giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry into the events surrounding Lucy Letby’s crimes.

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Lucy Letby Case Unveiled Full Timeline of the Serial Baby Killer’s Horrific Crimes and Aftermath

On October 10, 2022, Lucy Letby pleaded not guilty to all counts as her trial at Manchester Crown Court commenced.

The Guardian - UK

Campaigning to free Lucy Letby is not the right thing to do, says Wes Streeting

Health secretary says he will believe former nurse’s conviction is fair unless a court decides otherwise

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Evening Standard

Streeting says ‘waging a campaign’ on Lucy Letby’s innocence is ‘not right’

Letby lost two bids last year to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby conviction for killing seven babies is ‘fair’ says Wes Streeting criticising campaign for a retrial

The Cabinet minister said he stood by this view unless this conclusion is successfully challenged in the courts

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby’s acting was Oscar-worthy if she really is guilty, former boss says

Former head of nursing at Countess of Chester says Letby ‘cried in my arms’ after being removed from the ward

The Independent UK

Former nursing boss says Lucy Letby is ‘innocent’ and regularly ‘cried in my arms’

Karen Rees said: ‘She cried in my arms on a weekly basis. It was harrowing’

The Conversation

Will Lucy Letby get a retrial? Here’s what happens next with her case

Lucy Letby was convicted in two trials in 2023 and 2024 of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others in her care at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England between 2015 and 2016.

The Guardian - UK

I was part of the panel that reviewed the Lucy Letby case. I believe the trial was fundamentally flawed

In my view the trial was fundamentally flawed, and action must be taken before it causes yet more suffering for those involved, says Neena Modi, a professor of neonatal medicine

The Guardian - UK

AI chatbots distort and mislead when asked about current affairs, BBC finds

Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster’s news articles as source

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