Lucy Letby was convicted of murder and was found guilty of attempted murder of more than 12 babies. She is called the worst child serial killer the UK has seen. But even before the trial took place, experts were beginning to raise concerns about her beliefs.
Then came a bomb press conference last week, when a panel of well-known newborn experts said they believed Letby's beliefs were not only unsafe, but also that there was no murder or intentional harm. Instead, they said the death was caused by a series of factors, including a lack of personnel and the lack of skills in the ward to treat the babies they care for. So what evidence the panel was looking at, and why does so many questions seem to swirl around the Letby trial?
Josh Harridaythe editors of Guardians North of England reported on the trial and heard the evidence placed before the jury. He states: “Until last week, I think Lucy Letby was probably guilty about the balance of probability,” but the press conference raised some serious questions that made him reconsider his opinion.
Investigator Felicity Lawrence I've been researching cases for 18 months, Helen Pido As to what the impact of retrying is. “If it turns out to be an increasingly likely one and a huge, historic miscarriage of justice, I think there are questions that many agencies have to answer.”
