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The Latest Breaking News from the Countess of Chester Hospital

CPS decision not to charge Letby over six more babies upheld

In January the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) ruled no new criminal charges would be brought against Letby.

Evening Standard

Killer nurse Lucy Letby avoids further charges over six more babies

The Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to not charge Letby was upheld on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Inquests into deaths of six babies murdered by Lucy Letby delayed until 2027

The infants died at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016, where Letby was employed as a nurse

The Independent UK

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Lucy Letby case: Senior hospital boss arrested on suspicion of perverting course of justice

A senior healthcare executive at Countess of Chester Hospital has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, as part of a widening criminal probe into the hospital's management during Lucy Letby's murderous reign. This new charge escalates the investigation beyond negligence, suggesting potential integrity issues in the…

The Times of India

Hospital boss held on suspicion of perverting course of justice in Letby probe

The suspect has since been bailed pending further inquiries.

Evening Standard

Hospital boss arrested for perverting course of justice in Lucy Letby baby deaths probe

They were arrested as part of an ongoing inquiry into the hospital where the killer nurse worked

The Independent UK

Detectives make perverting course of justice arrest in Letby probe

Cheshire Constabulary said a search warrant was carried out on Wednesday.

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What we learned from the Lucy Letby documentary: from arrest footage to the truth about the Post-It note

Letby’s name is back in the news with the release of a new Netflix documentary

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby was taught to write down darkest thoughts, friend claims in bombshell documentary

Letby scrawled notes such as ‘I am evil, I did this’, which prosecuting lawyers argued amounted to a confession

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby’s colleague wins High Court claim over probe into hospital visits

The doctor issued a claim for breach of contract at the High Court

The Independent UK

Child killer nurse Lucy Letby could face more charges

Detectives passed the CPS a ‘full file of evidence’ to determine whether the former nurse Letby should be charged with more crimes

Evening Standard

Killer nurse Lucy Letby could face new charges over more baby deaths at hospitals

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby Case Update: Are The Three Bosses At Chester Hospital Involved?

Three senior NHS leaders arrested in Lucy Letby case as police probe expands to gross negligence manslaughter. New questions over NHS accountability.

International Business Times UK

Explosive memo raises fresh doubts over Lucy Letby’s conviction after doctor’s ‘red-handed’ claim disputed

The previously undisclosed document could significantly bolster her legal team’s efforts to overturn her convictions

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Letby barrister: Fresh evidence will completely demolish case against her

Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby: Expert panel’s findings on babies featured in murder trial

Case summaries have now been released for all 17 babies involved

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby public inquiry will not be paused – Lady Justice Thirlwall

The Thirlwall Inquiry has been examining how the former neonatal nurse was able to murder or attack 14 babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

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Lucy Letby ‘continuing to try to control the narrative’, say families of victims

An international panel working for Letby’s defence said bad medical care and and natural causes were the reasons for the collapses and deaths.

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Real possibility that Letby’s convictions may be overturned, say former bosses

Former senior hospital managers have called for the public inquiry to be halted after Letby’s case was passed to the Criminal Cases Review Commission.

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Convicted murderer Lucy Letby calls for suspension of public inquiry

A panel working for the former nurse’s defence team said bad medical care and natural causes were behind collapses and deaths on a neonatal unit.

The Independent UK

Hospital executives join calls for Lucy Letby inquiry to be suspended

Inquiry chair Lady Justice Thirlwall said she had received the request last month from counsel for former executives at the Countess of Chester Hospital

Evening Standard

Hospital executives call for suspension of Lucy Letby public inquiry

Inquiry chair Lady Justice Thirlwall said she had received the request last month.

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Hospital Staff Named Suspects in Corporate Manslaughter Probe Linked to Lucy Letby Case

Several staff members at the Countess of Chester Hospital are now suspects in a police investigation into corporate manslaughter.

The Independent UK

Police have made ‘huge mistake’ with hospital charges statement – Letby lawyer

Police say staff at the hospital where Letby worked could face manslaughter charges.

Evening Standard

Lucy Letby's lawyer says police hospital manslaughter charges statement is 'huge mistake'

‘It is time they take a step back and ask themselves whether have they made a huge mistake’ - Lucy Letby’s lawyer Mark McDonald

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