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Tom Davidson

Lucy Letby wants murder conviction review after expert witness 'changes mind' on deaths of three babies

Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others - (PA Media)

Lawyers for child serial killer Lucy Letby will make a fresh bid to challenge her convictions on the grounds that the lead prosecution medical expert at her trial was “not reliable”.

Her barrister, Mark McDonald, said he would immediately seek permission from the Court of Appeal to take the “exceptional, but necessary, decision” to apply to reopen her case.

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