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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Doctor feared ‘retribution’ from bosses if he reported Lucy Letby, court hears

Lucy Letby police photo
Letby, 34, is accused of trying to kill the two-hour-old girl by dislodging her breathing tube. Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/PA

A senior doctor has told a jury that a “fear of retribution” from NHS bosses was one of the reasons he did not contact police after walking in on the nurse Lucy Letby allegedly trying to murder a baby.

Letby, 34, is accused of trying to kill the two-hour-old girl by dislodging her breathing tube on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England.

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