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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Josh Halliday and Haroon Siddique

Lucy Letby: NHS could face record compensation bill of more than £60m

A television screen near Manchester crown court shows the sentencing of Lucy Letby
A television screen near Manchester crown court shows the sentencing of Lucy Letby on Monday. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The NHS could face a record compensation bill of more than £60m from civil claims lodged by the families of Lucy Letby’s victims, experts have said.

Parents whose babies have disabilities caused by Letby’s attacks at the Countess of Chester hospital could each expect to receive a payout of more than £10m to fund their future care.

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