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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday

What is the new challenge to the evidence used to convict Lucy Letby?

Lucy Letby's face behind the scales of justice.
Letby was convicted in 2023 for the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of seven others. Composite: Guardian Design/Alamy/Alamy/PA

The evidence used to convict Lucy Letby was challenged on Tuesday by an international panel of experts, which concluded there was no proof the nurse had murdered or harmed any of the babies.

Letby, 35, is serving 15 whole-life prison terms after being convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill another seven at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England in the year to June 2016.

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