Crime·23.04.2026KI-Zusammenfassung Former Hospital Boss Arrested in Lucy Letby Investigation on Perverting Course of Justice
Police have arrested a former boss at the Countess of Chester Hospital on suspicion of perverting the course of justice, as part of the ongoing Operation Duet investigation into corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter. The individual, one of three former hospital bosses arrested last June, was bailed pending further inquiries. The investigation focuses on senior leadership response to increased baby deaths at the neonatal unit where Lucy Letby worked. Letby, 36, is serving a whole-life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven others, and is seeking to challenge her convictions through the Criminal Cases Review Commission.