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Pat Hurst & Kim Pilling & Sophie McCoid

Nurse claims 'gang of four consultants' tried to blame baby deaths on her

A nurse told her murder trial that a "gang of four" consultants pinned the blame for baby deaths on her to cover up hospital failings.

Lucy Letby, 33, who denies the murder of seven babies and attempted murder of 10 others while working at the neo-natal unit of the Countess of Chester Hospital, named four hospital consultants who she suggested had conspired against her.

Nick Johnson KC, prosecuting, cross-examining Letby for a second day, listed the names of 19 hospital doctors and suggested none had any issues while working alongside Letby.

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