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

Lucy Letby suggested to police that her ward was understaffed, jury told

Lucy Letby mugshot
Letby told police the ‘skill mix was probably not right’ on the neonatal unit at Countess of Chester hospital, the court heard. Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/PA

Lucy Letby suggested the hospital ward where she worked was understaffed as she denied attempting to murder a newborn girl, a jury has heard.

The nurse told police the “skill mix was probably not right” on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital when a two-hour-old baby suddenly deteriorated in February 2016.

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