The Latest Breaking News from Lucy Letby

Lucy Letby trial: Serial killer nurse accused of trying to kill premature baby

Jurors have been told Lucy Letby’s murder and attempted murder convictions are relevant to this trial

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024

Jury told to disregard Lucy Letby’s convictions during trial for attempted murder

Ex-nurse to go on trial after Manchester crown court unable to reach verdict last year on attempted murder of baby

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

Politicians and NHS criticised as they fail to carry out actions urged by Jimmy Savile inquiry after 10 years

Top Savile victims’ lawyer blasts politicans over failure to act on inquiry, warning they ‘fear accountability’

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2024

Child killer Lucy Letby loses bid to appeal her convictions

The former nurse was convicted last year of murdering seven babies

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

Baby serial killer Lucy Letby loses bid to challenge murder convictions

Serial killer Lucy Letby has failed in a bid to challenge her convictions over the deaths of several babies in her care.

Evening Standard · May 24, 2024

There’s an article I shouldn’t tell you about – is contempt law in a losing battle with reality?

The concept behind the Contempt of Court Act is laudable, but in the age of social media it is clear an update is needed, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2024

Why the New Yorker blocked UK website readers from its Lucy Letby story – an expert explains

A 13,000-word article in The New Yorker magazine about convicted murderer Lucy Letby is blocked to UK online readers.

The Conversation · May 17, 2024

Lucy Letby inquiry should be livestreamed, families of victims say

Broadcasting inquiry into how nurse was able to murder babies would ‘help combat offensive conspiracy theories’, hearing told

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024

MP uses parliamentary privilege to ask why Lucy Letby story blocked in UK

David Davis says block on accessing New Yorker’s 13,000-word article ‘seems in defiance of open justice’

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024

Free therapy offered to jurors after traumatic trials like Lucy Letby's

The pilot scheme is being rolled out for those who hear disturbing evidence on murder, abuse and cruelty

Evening Standard · May 8, 2024