Lucy Letby’s legal team claims to have new evidence that could challenge her convictions for the murders of infants.
Chester: Lucy Letby’s lawyers are gearing up to share some new evidence that they believe could really shake up her convictions. Her barrister made this announcement on Saturday, and it sounds like they’re pretty confident about it.
Letby, a neonatal nurse, is currently serving life for the tragic deaths of seven babies and the attempted murders of seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015 and 2016. But since her trial, a bunch of experts have come forward, questioning the evidence that was used against her.
Mark McDonald, her new barrister, said they’ll be revealing these fresh developments on Monday afternoon. He mentioned that this new evidence could significantly undermine the convictions, but they haven’t spilled the beans on what it actually is yet.
Interestingly, it turns out that some of the data used to place doctors and nurses at the scene of the incidents was flawed. Plus, the jury didn’t hear about several reviews that found no evidence of wrongdoing. It’s a lot to unpack!
Letby, who’s 34 and from Hereford, is already serving 15 whole-life terms. After the verdicts, Cheshire Constabulary said they’d be looking into around 4,000 more babies she cared for at the Countess of Chester and Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
Recently, they even questioned her about more deaths and collapses at those hospitals. McDonald is planning to take her case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission and mentioned that Letby is still maintaining her innocence.
He’s met with over 50 experts in various fields who are ready to challenge the evidence against her. If more charges come up, they’ll have a lineup of experts ready to go.
On the flip side, the prosecution argues that Letby was convicted based on a lot of expert evidence, and they say the defense could have called their own witnesses but didn’t. If she faces new charges, they’ll need to find a new medical expert since the one from the first trial has already said he won’t testify again.