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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 · Oct 21, 2024

‘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 · Oct 19, 2024

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 · Oct 18, 2024

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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 · Oct 17, 2024

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 · Oct 15, 2024

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 · Oct 15, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2024

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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 · Oct 9, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2024

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?

Al Jazeera · Oct 6, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024

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

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

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2024

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 · Oct 1, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024

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 · Sep 24, 2024

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 · Sep 24, 2024

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 · Sep 23, 2024

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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The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Mother of Lucy Letby victim feels ‘very painful’ guilt over lack of postmortem

Mother of twins attacked by nurse tells inquiry other babies may have survived had she not agreed to doctor’s decision

The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2024

Mother’s horror after finding Lucy Letby with crying baby as he bled from his mouth

Lucy Letby appeared to be ‘kind’ toward the parents of the boy she had murdered at Countess of Chester Hospital, public inquiry

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024

Killer nurse Lucy Letby did nothing to save dying baby she attacked, parent tells inquiry

Lucy Letby ‘was just looking at us crumbling and crying’, says the mother of a baby fatally attacked three times by the killer nurse

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2024

Lucy Letby: mother of murdered baby demands apology over hospital ‘failings’

Mother of Child D describes feeling she was ‘losing mind’ as she pushed for investigations

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2024

Mother of Lucy Letby victim tells inquiry she feels ‘betrayed’ by hospital managers

Child C’s mother tells Thirlwall inquiry her family was ‘misled’ in a way that had ‘compounded our grief’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024

Vilifying those with concerns over Letby’s trial helps no one

Letter: If there has been a miscarriage of justice, the families of the babies who died are ill served by this pressure to close down any questioning of the verdicts, writes Rachel Rees

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024

Hospital bosses ‘truly sorry’ for delay in contacting police over Lucy Letby, inquiry hears

Former bosses at the Countess of Chester Hospital have also apologised to the families of victims at the inquiry into the murders by Lucy Letby

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