Lucy Letby interviewed in prison over baby deaths and collapses

Lucy Letby interviewed in prison over baby deaths and collapses

Cheshire Constabulary Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life terms Lucy Letby has been interviewed by police in prison under caution as part of ongoing investigations into more baby deaths, Cheshire Constabulary has confirmed. The force said it had “recently” spoken to the former neonatal nurse over deaths and non-fatal collapses at the Countess of Chester … Read more

Lucy Letby loses bid to appeal against conviction

Lucy Letby loses bid to appeal against conviction

Cheshire Constabulary Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole life prison terms after being convicted of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of seven others Convicted serial killer Lucy Letby’s bid to challenge her latest conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl has been dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Lawyers … Read more

Lucy Letby may have harmed more babies in her care, new evidence suggests

Lucy Letby may have harmed more babies in her care, new evidence suggests

Cheshire Police New evidence seen by the BBC suggests more babies in Lucy Letby’s care were harmed – and in one case poisoned with insulin. The former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others – including trying to kill two with insulin at the Countess of Chester Hospital … Read more

Lucy Letby: We spent years covering the case – here’s why experts are still arguing about it

Lucy Letby: We spent years covering the case – here’s why experts are still arguing about it

BBC There are two parallel universes in the Lucy Letby story. One can be witnessed every day in Liverpool at the public inquiry into her case. Here, the matter of Letby’s guilt is settled. The question for the judge is why Letby was able to harm babies for so long. In the other universe, doubts … Read more

Lucy Letby gave baby overdose two years before murders

Lucy Letby gave baby overdose two years before murders

Cheshire Constabulary Lucy Letby made a “very serious error” in 2013, two years before she began killing and attacking babies Lucy Letby gave a baby 10 times the prescribed dose of morphine “in error” two years before her killing spree began, a public inquiry has heard. The nurse was then unhappy at being told she … Read more

Lucy Letby: Experts raise doubts about medical evidence presented in court

Lucy Letby: Experts raise doubts about medical evidence presented in court

Cheshire Police Senior doctors and scientists have told the BBC they have concerns about how crucial evidence was presented to the jury at Lucy Letby’s trials. The BBC’s File on 4 has examined how expert witnesses helped to build the case against the former nurse. The programme raises concerns about how courts grapple with cases … Read more

Lucy Letby: Courtroom drama, a failed appeal, and battles over the truth

Lucy Letby: Courtroom drama, a failed appeal, and battles over the truth

4 hours ago By Judith Moritz and Jonathan Coffey, BBC News BBC When former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering babies last year, news channels rolled on the story, and her mugshot was splashed across front pages and websites around the world. The scale of Letby’s crimes, the extreme vulnerability of her victims, and unanswered questions … Read more

Lucy Letby denied permission for baby murders convictions appeal

Lucy Letby denied permission for baby murders convictions appeal

Child serial killer Lucy Letby has been denied permission to appeal against her convictions for the murder and attempted murder of babies in her care when she worked as a neonatal nurse. Letby, of Hereford, was convicted in August 2023 of the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of six others at the … Read more