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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

Lucy Letby police to review care of 4,000 babies where killer nurse worked

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Police will review the care of 4,000 babies in hospitals where killer nurse Lucy Letby worked as the government announced an independent inquiry into how her murderous rampage went undetected.

It will look into the circumstances behind the murders of seven newborn babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, after neonatal nurse Letby was found guilty on Friday, making her one of Britain’s most prolific child serial killers.

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