A panel of experts has raised doubts about the medical evidence used to convict a British nurse of murdering seven newborns and attempting to kill seven others. The experts, led by a retired neonatologist, concluded that natural causes or poor medical care were responsible for the deaths of the infants. The nurse, Lucy Letby, is currently serving multiple life sentences with no chance of release after being found guilty of murder and attempted murder while working at a hospital in northwestern England.
Letby's defense lawyer stated that there is now overwhelming evidence that she was wrongly convicted and is serving a sentence for a crime that did not occur. The defense team has requested a review of her conviction, potentially opening the door for a new appeal. The Crown Prosecution Service has not commented on the new findings by the medical panel.
