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

Doctors pressured ‘not to make a fuss’, trial of nurse accused of killing babies hears

Lucy Letby
Lucy Letby, who worked at the Countess of Chester hospital, is accused of killing seven babies. Photograph: Facebook

Doctors came under pressure “not to make a fuss” when they raised concerns with hospital managers about a nurse who is accused of killing seven babies, a court has been told.

Dr Ravi Jayaram, a consultant, told a jury his team alerted management to their concerns about Lucy Letby in October 2015, eight months before she was removed from frontline nursing duties.

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