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

Hospital ex-bosses accused of ‘opportunistic’ call for halt to Lucy Letby inquiry

The neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital, 09 September 2024: it is a plain, square modern brick building.
The lawyer acting for the former executives said there were ‘significant issues affecting the Countess of Chester hospital at the relevant time’. Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

Former bosses at the hospital where Lucy Letby worked have been accused of “opportunistically” calling for the public inquiry into her crimes to be halted to hide their “catastrophic” failures.

The former executives at the Countess of Chester hospital said for the first time on Tuesday they believed there was a “real likelihood” Letby was innocent, as they called for the investigation to be paused.

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