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The Latest Breaking News from Lucy Letby

Letby challenge bid against latest conviction to be heard by Court of Appeal

Lucy Letby is seeking to challenge a conviction for the attempted murder of a newborn girl, known as Child K.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby 'could have accessed baby death reports after removal from neonatal unit'

The Thirlwall Inquiry heard from a former colleague who felt it was ‘not appropriate’ Letby was moved to the hospital’s patient safety office

Evening Standard

Letby ‘could have accessed baby death reports after removal from neonatal unit’

The Thirlwall Inquiry heard from a former colleague who felt it was ‘not appropriate’ Letby was moved to the hospital’s patient safety office.

The Independent UK

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Tory MP David Davis says he's '90-odd per cent' certain Lucy Letby is innocent

Sir David Davis has spent months going through evidence from child serial killer Lucy Letby’s case

Evening Standard

Nursing boss tells Letby inquiry she ‘pleaded’ with hospital to contact police

Karen Rees tells Thirlwall inquiry she had ‘never been so relieved’ when police were eventually called

The Guardian - UK

Nursing boss apologises to Letby victims’ families for not acting sooner

The Thirlwall Inquiry into events surrounding Lucy Letby’s crimes is expected to sit until early 2025.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby’s former boss says sorry to victims’ families as inquiry continues

Neonatal ward manager Eirian Powell said she did not believe Letby was deliberately harming children at the time

The Independent UK

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More babies harmed and one poisoned under Lucy Letby’s care, new evidence suggests

The nurse’s trial has come under scrutiny in recent months as some criticise evidence used in her conviction

The Independent UK

‘The case became a witch hunt’: how ‘killer nurse’ Daniela Poggiali fought to clear her name

Italy’s ‘angel of death’ was imprisoned and demonised by the press before her convictions were overturned. Now the expert who came to her defence has turned his attention to Lucy Letby’s case

The Guardian - UK

Court Order Requiring Removal of Reddit Criticism of Scientist/Consultant Vacated

Sarrita Adams, who was a prominent public critic of the English Lucy Letby murder trial, got that order almost four months ago.

Reason

Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns

Lucy Letby, a former neonatal nurse, was convicted after two trials of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Sentenced to life imprisonment following a case which many believe was built on circumstantial evidence, Letby has consistently maintained her innocence.

The Conversation

Lucy Letby initially failed her student nurse placement after lack of empathy, inquiry finds

Lucy Letby’s assessor says she found the then-student to be ‘quite cold’ and lacking the empathy to pass her final year placement

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby discussed babies’ deaths in ‘excited’ way, inquiry told

Deputy children’s ward manager says she had ‘never seen a response like that’ to death of a child

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby: police and CPS handling of case raises new concerns about convictions

Exclusive: Letby’s barrister says application challenging verdicts is being prepared using expert medical evidence

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The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby encouraged by manager to visit Alder Hey children’s hospital, inquiry hears

Countess of Chester senior nurse said placements would give Letby ‘break’ from stress, despite knowing she was under investigation over babies’ deaths

The Guardian - UK

Doctor secured Lucy Letby hospital placement while she was suspected of murder

Registrar who exchanged more than 1,000 messages with nurse tells public inquiry he believes he was misled

Al Jazeera

Baby murderer or scapegoat? Why is the Lucy Letby case so divisive?

Why are people contesting the evidence against the former UK nurse, convicted of killing seven newborns?

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby: hospital chiefs ‘refused to call police amid concern of media spotlight’

Inquiry hears doctor asked bosses to contact police a week before Letby murdered final babies – but was told a review would be held instead

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The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: What Iran’s attack on Israel means for the Middle East

In today’s newsletter: Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran “will pay” for launching almost 200 ballistic missiles across Israel, in sharp escalation of conflict

Evening Standard

Doctor ‘ashamed’ he failed to protect babies from Lucy Letby, inquiry hears

Dr John Gibbs apologises to parents of Letby’s 14 victims

The Guardian - UK

Senior doctor ‘ashamed’ he failed to protect babies from Lucy Letby

John Gibbs tells inquiry into deaths at Countess of Chester hospital that police should have been contacted sooner

The Guardian - UK

Father of babies killed by Lucy Letby tells inquiry of frantic scenes at hospital

Father says staff at Countess of Chester hospital did not look as if they ‘really knew what they were doing’

The Guardian - UK

Parents of babies attacked by Letby ‘kept in the dark’, inquiry told

One mother told Thirlwall inquiry she was unaware for six years anything had happened

The Independent UK

Mother of baby Lucy Letby tried to murder says hospital bosses who ignored concerns ‘complicit’

Child N’s mother told a public inquiry ‘nothing effective’ had been done by NHS authorities since the crimes of Beverley Allitt and Harold Shipman

The Guardian - UK

Parents found baby under Lucy Letby’s care covered in faeces

Inquiry into murder of babies at the Countess of Chester hospital hears about newborn girl fitted with stoma

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