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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tara Cobham and Alex Ross

Three former hospital bosses arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in Lucy Letby investigation

The former nurse, 35, is serving 15 whole life orders for the murder of seven infants and the attempted murder of seven others between June 2015 and June 2016 at the Countess of Chester Hospital - (PA Media)

Three senior staff who worked at the hospital where Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and attempted to murder seven others have been arrested by police on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.

Letby, 35, was a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital (CoCH) when she targeted babies on its neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016. She is now serving 15 whole life prison sentences.

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