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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross and Amy-Clare Martin

Lucy Letby latest: Nurse did not murder any babies, claims expert, as bad care and natural causes blamed

Lucy Letby did not murder seven babies at Countess of Chester Hospital, claim experts, who say fresh medical evidence shows natural causes and “bad medical care” were to blame.

An international panel of 14 neonatologists presented what it described as “significant new medical evidence” in the case of nurse Letby, who is serving 15 whole-life orders for the murder of seven infants and attempted murder of seven others between June 2015 and June 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

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