Lucy Letby's defence did not receive maternity notes for babies she was convicted of murdering, raising concerns about evidence. The prosecution's chief medical expert didn't review them, though experts disagree on their relevance, prompting questions about the trial's fairness.
The Thirwall Inquiry into Lucy Letby's murders of seven babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, initially expected in November 2025, is delayed until after Parliament's summer recess (ending 31 August), pushing back linked inquests to May 2027.
A senior healthcare boss who worked at Countess of Chester Hospital, where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies in 2015-16, has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Cheshire Police searched a property on Wednesday as part of Operation Duet, investigating corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter against senior hospital leadership. The person is understood to be one of three hospital bosses arrested and bailed in 2025.
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.
A senior healthcare boss from Countess of Chester Hospital, where nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies in 2015-16, has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. Cheshire Police searched a property on Wednesday as part of Operation Duet, which includes two investigations into corporate manslaughter and gross negligence manslaughter targeting senior hospital leadership. The person is understood to be one of three hospital bosses previously arrested and bailed in 2025 on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
