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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans

No further criminal charges to be brought against killer nurse Lucy Letby, CPS says

Serial child killer Lucy Letby will face no further criminal charges over baby deaths and collapses at two hospitals where she worked.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had reviewed evidence following a 2025 investigation into allegations of murder and attempted murder against nine children, but concluded that “the evidential test was not met in any of those cases”.

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