Lucy Letby hospital bosses had 'already made up their mind' that she wasn't killing babies before any proper probe, doctor tells inquiry
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Lucy Letby hospital bosses had 'already made up their mind' that she wasn't killing babies before any proper probe, doctor tells inquiry

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Hospital bosses had 'already made up their mind' that Lucy Letby couldn't be responsible for killing babies before any proper investigation had been carried out, a senior doctor said today. Lucy Letby, 34, was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more on the neo-natal unit at the Countess, between June 2015 and June 2016 Letby's crimes took place at the Countess of Chester Hospital where she worked as a nurse 'I was thinking they were looking for information sharing, or at least exploring our concerns. Lucy Letby, 34, from Hereford, is serving 15 whole-life orders after being convicted of murdering seven babies Chair of the inquiry Lady Justice Thirlwall arrives at Liverpool Town Hall on September 9 A general view of the Countess of Chester Hospital, where nurse Lucy Letby used to work Earlier, chair Lady Justice Thirlwall heard from another consultant, Dr Elizabeth Newby, who said consultants first began talking about Lucy Letby nine months earlier, in October 2015. Dr Newby said she left the hospital midway through Letby's killing spree, in February 2016, and it was never articulated 'out loud' to her that she could have been deliberately harming babies.

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