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Convicted child killer Lucy Letby’s case set for ‘miscarriage of justice’ tribunal

ByReport2

Feb 4, 2025

THE case of convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby is to be reviewed by a commission that investigates potential miscarriages of justice.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission received an application from her lawyers on Monday and said that work has already begun to assess the case, which involves “a significant volume of complicated evidence”.

Its announcement came minutes before a press conference organised by her legal team, where they claim a panel of experts on the care of newborn babies will present what they say is “significant new medical evidence”.

Letby, 35, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after she was convicted at Manchester Crown Court of murdering seven infants and attempting to murder seven others, with two attempts on one of her victims, between June 2015 and June 2016.

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The babies were attacked by various means while the defendant worked as a nurse on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

A Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) spokesperson said: “We are aware that there has been a great deal of speculation and commentary surrounding Lucy Letby’s case, much of it from parties with only a partial view of the evidence.

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“We ask that everyone remembers the families affected by events at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.

“We have received a preliminary application in relation to Ms Letby’s case, and work has begun to assess the application. We anticipate further submissions being made to us.

“It is not for the CCRC to determine innocence or guilt in a case, that’s a matter for the courts.

“It is for the CCRC to find, investigate and if appropriate, refer potential miscarriages of justice to the appellate courts when new evidence or new argument means there is a real possibility that a conviction will not be upheld, or a sentence reduced.

“At this stage it is not possible to determine how long it will take to review this application.

“A significant volume of complicated evidence was presented to the court in Ms Letby’s trials.

“The CCRC is independent.

“We do not work for the government, courts, police, the prosecution or for anyone applying for a review of their case.

“This helps us investigate alleged miscarriages of justice impartially.”

MP Sir David Davis began the press conference in London which will present what is claimed to be, “significant new evidence” in the case of convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby from Dr Shoo Lee, an internationally recognised neonatal medical expert.

Sir David said, “He’s come here today, I suspect at his own expense, to put right what I think, anyway, is one of the major injustices of modern times.”

Retired medic Dr Lee, who co-authored a 1989 academic paper on air embolism in babies – which featured prominently in Lucy Letby’s 10-month trial, chaired a panel of 14 experts who compiled an “impartial evidence-based report”.

He told the press conference that the panel’s thoughts were with the families of the babies who died.

“We understand their stress and their anguish, and our work is not meant to cause more distress,” he said.

“Rather, it is meant to give them comfort and assurance in knowing the truth about what really happened.

“We know that they want to know the truth and that is why we are here to tell the truth.

“Should they have any queries or concerns, we’d be pleased to discuss them with them.”

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