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Detectives are considering further charges against Lucy Letby, the nurse convicted of murdering seven babies, as new evidence and investigations into additional cases and hospital management misconduct continue, amid ongoing legal and public scrutiny.
Three senior leaders from Britain's Countess of Chester Hospital have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter amid an investigation into infant deaths linked to Lucy Letby's crimes, highlighting systemic issues at the hospital during 2012-2016.
Lucy Letby, a former neonatal nurse serving 15 whole-life terms for the murder and attempted murder of babies, has been interviewed by police in prison regarding further baby deaths and collapses at hospitals where she worked. Letby maintains her innocence and has voluntarily attended the interview without being arrested. The investigation is part of a broader inquiry into her career, with over 4,000 neonatal admissions under review. The Thirlwall Inquiry is examining the implications of her crimes for the NHS, while her legal team plans to challenge her convictions.
Colleagues of convicted "Killer Nurse" Lucy Letby were forced to apologize after repeatedly warning the Countess of Chester Hospital in the UK about her potential involvement in several unexplained baby deaths. Despite senior doctors sounding the alarm in 2015, Letby was not removed until a year later, by which point seven babies had been murdered and another six attempted to be killed. Letby was found guilty of murdering five boys and two girls between 2015 and 2016. The hospital is facing criticism for its handling of the case, including delaying the involvement of police and forcing doctors to apologize to Letby. Letby is expected to receive a mandatory life sentence.
Lucy Letby, a nurse at the Countess of Chester Hospital, has been arrested and charged with the murders of seven babies and the attempted murders of 10 others. The investigation began in 2017 after a higher number of baby deaths and collapses were reported between June 2015 and June 2016. Letby was initially arrested in 2018 and again in 2019 before being charged in November 2020. The trial is set to begin in October 2022.