David Davis argues for a retrial of Lucy Letby, citing serious flaws in her conviction
Chester: So, there’s been a lot of buzz about Lucy Letby lately. David Davis, a former cabinet minister, is really pushing for her retrial. He’s saying there were some major flaws in the trial that led to a “clear miscarriage of justice.”
During a recent debate, Davis laid out his concerns. He mentioned that a bunch of experts have been reaching out to him, worried about how the trial went down. He’s convinced that if there’s a retrial, Letby will be cleared.
For a bit of background, Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill seven more back in 2015 and 2016 while working at the neonatal unit in Chester. The court didn’t let her appeal, and there’s an ongoing public inquiry that assumes she’s guilty.
But Davis isn’t buying it. He’s been chatting with experts, including some big names in pediatrics and statistics, who think the evidence used against Letby was shaky at best. He pointed out that the main medical expert in the trial, Dr. Dewi Evans, had some pretty controversial opinions that were crucial to the case.
He also highlighted some reports from two consultant neonatologists who defended Letby. They found serious mistakes made by a consultant who accused her, which raises a lot of questions about the whole case.
Davis is calling for the Criminal Cases Review Commission to take a fresh look at the evidence and push for a retrial. He’s really adamant that the original trial was a mess, especially when it came to handling complex medical evidence.
He even mentioned that a senior judge had criticized Evans’s expertise in another case, which makes you wonder how he was even allowed to testify in Letby’s trial.
There’s also some drama with the second expert witness, Dr. Sandie Bohin, as families are filing complaints against her. Davis pointed out that the neonatal unit wasn’t equipped to handle such delicate cases, and a lot of important medical evidence wasn’t shown to the jury.
In response, the justice minister, Alex Davies-Jones, acknowledged the pain of the parents involved but said the government can’t interfere in the justice process. She mentioned that Letby can still apply to the CCRC if she maintains her innocence.
