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

Lucy Letby: doctor asked for nurse to be removed from duties, trial hears

Lucy Letby
Lucy Letby, who worked at the Countess of Chester hospital, is accused of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of 10 others. Photograph: Facebook

Lucy Letby allegedly tried to murder a baby after a hospital boss refused to remove her from frontline duties despite her colleagues raising concerns, a court has heard.

A senior paediatrician told an executive that he and his team were “not happy” with Letby continuing to work on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital following a series of infant deaths.

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