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

Neonatal expert ‘feels misled’ over involvement in Lucy Letby reviews

Court artist drawing of nurse Lucy Letby listening to the verdicts being read in court
Lucy Letby has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term, but some doubts have emerged over the evidence used to convict her. Illustration: Elizabeth Cook/PA

A neonatal expert who reviewed the deaths and collapses of babies harmed by Lucy Letby has said she feels misled over her commissioning by hospital bosses.

Dr Jane Hawdon, a consultant neonatologist, said she was not “adequately briefed” about the suspicions of senior doctors about Letby before she carried out her analysis.

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