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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brian Melley

Lawyers who say British nurse was wrongly convicted of killing babies ask to halt hospital inquiry

Britain Baby Deaths - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Lawyers for convicted baby killer Lucy Letby and former executives at the hospital where she worked have asked to halt an inquiry into the deaths after a panel of medical experts found no evidence of a crime, a judge said Monday.

Justice Kathryn Thirlwall announced the requests before hearing closing statements in the inquiry that began in September seeking accountability for staff and management for the harm to babies at Countess of Chester Hospital in northwest England.

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