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The Guardian - UK
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Vilifying those with concerns over Letby’s trial helps no one

Lady Justice Thirlwall at Liverpool town hall for the inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester hospital following the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby.
Lady Justice Thirlwall at Liverpool town hall for the inquiry into events at the Countess of Chester hospital following the conviction of nurse Lucy Letby. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

It is unhelpful of Richard Baker KC to chastise people for their concern that Letby’s conviction may have been unsafe, and to characterise them as malign, or ignorant, or both (Lucy Letby conspiracy theorists ‘should be ashamed’, inquiry told, 12 September).

It is possible that there has been a significant miscarriage of justice. It is possible that there has not. If there has been, the families of the babies who died are ill served by this pressure to close down any questioning of the verdicts. If there has not, there still needs to be robust questioning of the pressures on services that left extremely vulnerable patients open to danger.

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