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Families should have ‘full confidence’ in Letby inquiry, says Barclay

It comes amid debate over the type of inquiry to be held into nurse Lucy Letby’s crimes.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Lucy Letby: the focus has been on her unspeakable crimes – but we should think about the victims and their families

The understandable response of many to the horrendous crimes of Lucy Letby has been: “Lock her up and throw away the key.” Letby, a former NHS nurse, has been given 14 whole-life sentences for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others while working in a…

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2023

NHS ombudsman calls for Letby inquiry to be put on statutory footing

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens has set out his views in a letter to Health Secretary Steve Barclay.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

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Parents of Lucy Letby victims accuse former hospital director of ‘total fob off’

Ian Harvey has been accused of a ‘shameful’ failure to address parental concerns.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Child killer Lucy Letby ‘to be stripped’ of NHS pension after conviction

Lucy Letby faces being stripped of her NHS pension after being convicted of the “sadistic” murders of seven babies, it was revealed on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2023

Lucy Letby still paid by hospital for years after arrest for baby murders

Exclusive: The serial killer nurse, who murdered seven babies and tried to kill six others, is also set to be stripped of her NHS pension

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Lucy Letby used ‘code’ in diaries that helped detectives crack case

Lucy Letby, one of the most prolific child killers in modern British history, has been jailed for life

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

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In today’s newsletter: Japan’s decision to release radioactive water from the tsunami-hit power plant has divided groups – is it entirely safe or staggeringly stupid?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023

Lucy Letby motive: Why did serial killer nurse murder seven babies?

Prosecutors put forward several possible motives as to why Letby murdered babies

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Lucy Letby news – latest: Killer nurse to be stripped of NHS pension after baby murders

Warning: distressing content. Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

What the papers say – August 23

Historic womb transplant and questions over Lucy Letby case dominate Wednesday’s newspaper front pages.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Morning Mail: Surge in child strep A infections; far-right ‘falsehoods’; cablecar rescue drama

Far-right groups co-opting comments by controversial New Zealand activist, and journal reports rise in flesh-eating invasive disease among children

The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2023

Parents of baby killed by Lucy Letby say they got a ‘total fob off’ from hospital

Exclusive: after newborn son was murdered, family say repeated calls to Countess of Chester’s medical director were unanswered

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

Lucy Letby: who ran the hospital she worked at and where are they now?

NHS chiefs who ran Countess of Chester hospital where nurse murdered seven babies and attempted to kill six others

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

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The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

‘Killing addiction’: Criminologists on why ‘nice’ nurse Lucy Letby became baby murderer

Horrified families left asking what drove Letby to commit her appalling crimes as 33 year-old jailed for the rest of her life, Tara Cobham writes

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

Nurses ‘rocked to core’ by Lucy Letby murders fear impact on public trust

Profession faces long task to reassure families and patients that crimes and apparent failings will not be repeated

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Lucy Letby’s former boss who ‘ignored concerns’ over killer nurse investigated by watchdog

The Nursing and Midwifery Council will investigate Alison Kelly former chief nurse of Letby’s hospital

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2023

Lucy Letby: it is not being 'beige', 'average' or 'normal' that makes her crimes so hard to understand

In seeking to understand the crimes of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven babies in her care, a fixation about how “ordinary” she appears to be has emerged. At times like this, we seek answers, which perhaps explains the vague sense that understanding this apparent inconsistency can teach…

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The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Lucy Letby’s former boss referred to nursing regulator

The Nursing and Midwifery Council said Alison Kelly has been referred to the fitness to practise process.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Murdered Pc’s father says making offenders go to sentencing may cause ‘anguish’

Letby did not leave her cell on Monday as she was given a whole-life sentence in prison.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Letby murders: Why there is a push for inquiry to be upgraded from non-statutory

The Government is under mounting pressure to upgrade the public probe, which it ordered last week on a non-statutory basis.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Read the harrowing family victim statements killer nurse Lucy Letby refused to hear

Warning; distressing content: Parents of babies whom Lucy Letby murdered or attempted to kill spoke of their grief in emotional victim impact statements at her sentencing hearing

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023

OPINION - We must beware the knee-jerk reactions to Lucy Letby’s evil

There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face,” observes the trusting King Duncan on the treachery of the Thane of Cawdor — a betrayal which will foreshadow the many ahead in Macbeth.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Lucy Letby doctor’s damning verdict: NHS bosses who ignored warnings must account for nurse’s crimes

Regulate managers like doctors and nurses, says paediatrician, as families denied justice launch fresh legal action

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Judge Rinder joins calls for law change after Lucy Letby’s refusal to attend sentencing

The killers of Olivia Pratt-Korbel, Zara Aleena and Sabina Nessa have also not attended sentencing hearings

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