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

Lucy Letby case expert witness was under fitness-to-practise investigation during trial

Lucy Letby and Prof Peter Hindmarsh
Lucy Letby and Prof Peter Hindmarsh. Composite: Guardian Design/Getty/UCL

A doctor who gave crucial expert evidence about insulin poisoning for the prosecution of the nurse Lucy Letby was under investigation by the medical regulator at the time due to serious concerns about his fitness to practise.

The General Medical Council (GMC) opened an investigation into concerns about Prof Peter Hindmarsh, including that he had harmed patients, on the first day he gave evidence at Letby’s trial in late 2022.

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