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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

Lucy Letby inquiry to probe missed chances to stop serial killer nurse

Chester Standard/SWNS

A public inquiry into serial killer nurse Lucy Letby will investigate whether NHS managers missed opportunities to stop her murderous spree, it has been revealed.

Letby was sentenced last month to a rare whole-life order after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit, making her one of Britain’s most prolific serial killers of children.

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