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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Brian Melley

Medical experts dispute evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murder

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A panel of experts has disputed the medical evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murdering seven newborns and trying to kill seven others, a doctor who led the examination said Tuesday.

The group found no sign of a crime and concluded that natural causes or bad medical care led to the demise of each of the newborns, Dr. Shoo Lee, a retired neonatologist from Canada, said.

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