Why do so many people still think Lucy Letby is innocent? It’s worth asking, because last week yet another blow was dealt to the theory. In a retrial of one of the charges against her, Letby was found to have attempted to murder another newborn baby, and handed a 15th life sentence.
In the past 10 months, we have heard less about Letby: reporting has been restricted while the trial was going on. In the meantime, she has all but exhausted the appeals process; her second application was denied. In a ruling published last Tuesday, appeal court judges said none of her legal challenges was arguable, and that the criteria for fresh evidence had not been met.
