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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
David Conn and Felicity Lawrence

Expert witness in Lucy Letby trial did not reveal hospital investigation into his medical work

Prof Peter Hindmarsh
Prof Peter Hindmarsh provided crucial evidence for the prosecution’s case at Letby’s trial. Photograph: Murray Sanders

The police force behind the prosecution of the former nurse Lucy Letby has said it was not informed by a key expert witness before he gave evidence at her trial that he was under investigation over serious concerns in his medical work.

The Crown Prosecution Service also told the Guardian it was not aware that Prof Peter Hindmarsh was subject to the formal investigation by the hospital that employed him, before his first appearance as a witness on 25 November 2022.

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