After experts find ‘no medical evidence’ of murder, will Lucy Letby get a retrial?

Unless and until the CCRC decides that the latest evidence is enough to persuade the court of appeal to rethink, Letby will remain in prison. Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/AP

Despite 14 leading experts concluding there was “no medical evidence” that Lucy Letby murdered babies, there is no guarantee that her case will be sent back to the court of appeal – let alone quickly.

Letby’s fate now sits with the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), the miscarriage of justice body that has the power to refer convictions back for appeal, and what the outcome will be remains uncertain.