The Latest Breaking News from the Countess of Chester

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 Fashion Central · Mar 16, 2025

Letby not referred to regulator by bosses over ‘lack of evidence’, inquiry hears

Consultant paediatricians at the Countess of Chester Hospital flagged up their increasing worries over the child serial killer in late June 2016.

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2024

Lucy Letby: hospital executive denies being ‘too slow’ to act over concerns

Inquiry hears Alison Kelly was told in 2016 about Letby link to rise in baby deaths at the Countess of Chester hospital

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2024

Families of Lucy Letby’s victims demand answers on why killing spree wasn’t stopped sooner

The Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked is under mounting pressure over why the nurse was not removed from the neonatal unit sooner

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023

Families of Lucy Letby’s victims vow to continue the search for answers

The Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked is under mounting pressure over why the nurse was not removed from the neonatal unit sooner.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023

Ex-hospital boss says he will co-operate ‘fully’ with Letby independent inquiry

Nurse Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023