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Experts have challenged the medical case against Lucy Letby. What about the statistical evidence?

An international panel of medical experts have thrust Lucy Letby back into the spotlight. At a press conference convened by Letby’s legal team, the experts cast doubt over the former nurse’s conviction. Letby was given 15 whole-life sentences for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more.

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Lucy Letby case: the problems with expert evidence

The Lucy Letby case is the latest in a number of UK criminal medical cases that, beyond the rights and wrongs of each verdict, raise serious questions around how such cases are tried – especially when the evidence is limited, complex, and circumstantial. These cases often rely heavily on expert…

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I don’t know if Lucy Letby’s convictions will be upheld, but I know we all have a stake in the outcome

This is not just about one terrible set of allegations. Health, the law, checks and balances: it is testing public confidence in everything, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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After experts find ‘no medical evidence’ of murder, will Lucy Letby get a retrial?

Former nurse is serving 15 whole-life terms in prison yet an appeal is not guaranteed despite findings of expert panel

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby Update: Is Britain's 'Worst Serial Child Killer' Innocent? What New Evidence Reveals

New findings regarding Lucy Letby's are making expert's question the validity of her conviction for the deaths of 7 infants.

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Wednesday briefing: What an expert review could mean for the conviction of Lucy Letby

In today’s newsletter: Will the findings of an independent panel give Letby the opportunity for another appeal?

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Lucy Letby's supporters: Who are they and why do they believe she is innocent?

Is the convicted child killer subject to ‘one of the major injustices of modern times’? These doctors and politicians think so

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What the papers say – February 5

Here are the biggest stories leading Wednesday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

Medical experts dispute evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murder

A panel of experts is disputing the medical evidence used to convict British nurse Lucy Letby of murdering seven newborns and trying to kill seven others

The Independent UK

Experts Dispute Medical Evidence In Nurse's Murder Conviction

Panel of experts raises doubts about medical evidence in British nurse's murder case, defense seeks review. Ongoing inquiry focuses on hospital accountability.

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Lucy Letby: Angel of death or victim of one of ‘major miscarriages of justice in modern times’?

Analysis of the case and what lies ahead from our courts correspondent Tristan Kirk

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby’s lawyers urge review of case after medical experts claim babies were not murdered

A panel of neonatal experts has claimed the infants died of natural causes and poor medical care as killer nurse applies to overturn her 2023 conviction

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby murder convictions: what did the expert panel find?

Group concludes babies died due to natural causes or errors in medical care, saying there was no evidence of deliberate harm

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby latest: Medical experts ‘did not find any murders’

Letby’s case will be reviewed by the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

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The Independent UK

Experts say 'new medical evidence' will give Lucy Letby victims' families 'comfort‘

A panel of experts who claim they have “new medical evidence” in the cases of convicted child killer Lucy Letby say that their work is not meant to “cause more distress” to the families of her victims.

The Independent UK

What is the 'new medical evidence' against Lucy Letby's conviction - and can she re-appeal?

An expert panel claims it has found 'no murders' in Lucy Letby case

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby latest: Doctor claims 'there were no murders' amid campaign to free child serial killer

The convicted child serial killer nurse is serving a whole life jail term for the murders of seven infants and the attempted murder of seven others

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby convictions branded ‘one of major injustices of modern times’

The convicted child serial killer nurse is serving a whole life jail term for the murders of seven infants and the attempted murder of seven others.

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The Independent UK

Child killer Lucy Letby’s case to be reviewed by commission

The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from her lawyers on Monday and has already begun looking at the case.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby case to be reviewed by commission to see if she was wrongly convicted

The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from child killer’s lawyers on Monday and has already begun looking at the case

The Independent UK

Watch live: Lucy Letby lawyers reveal 'new medical evidence' in news conference

Watch live as a lawyer for convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby presents what he says is "new medical evidence" in her case on Tuesday, 4 January.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby's defence barrister discusses 'new medical evidence‘

Convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby's legal team have announced they will unveil what they say is "new medical evidence" later on Tuesday, 4 February.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby latest: Nurse did not murder any babies, claims expert, as bad care and natural causes blamed

Group reportedly believe there are alternative causes of death for a ‘large number’ of killer nurse’s victims

The Guardian - UK

What is the new challenge to the evidence used to convict Lucy Letby?

Letby’s legal team has submitted a fresh case to the body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby's legal team to present ‘significant new medical evidence’ in serial child killer's case

Analysis by a ‘blue riband committee’ of 14 neonatalogists will be revealed at a press conference in central London

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