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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kim Pilling

Lucy Letby barrister promises to hand over ‘fresh’ evidence in freedom bid

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others (Cheshire Constabulary/PA) - (PA Media)

Convicted serial killer Lucy Letby's legal team is pushing for a review of her case, presenting new medical evidence they claim points to alternative explanations for the infant deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Her barrister, Mark McDonald, will submit findings from a 14-member international panel of neonatologists and pediatric specialists to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC). The panel asserts that inadequate medical care and natural causes, not Letby's actions, led to the babies' collapses.

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