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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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David Conn Investigations correspondent

David Davis says Cheshire police made ‘egregious’ failures in Lucy Letby investigation

Police handout photograph of Lucy Letby
Davis said he based his intervention in the case on reviews by former police detectives who, after examining ‘the hard facts … believe the Letby case is a serious miscarriage of justice’ Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/AP

The police force that conducted the investigation into the nurse Lucy Letby made “egregious” failures and did not follow official guidance or best professional practice, David Davis has said in parliament.

Speaking in the final parliamentary debate before the Easter recess, the Conservative former cabinet minister made a series of criticisms of Cheshire police and said Letby has suffered a miscarriage of justice.

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